Philippe Gougler begins his journey en Colon: there is a railway track along the Panama canal.Philippe meets two employees of the Canal Railway company: they drive a car with wheels on the track and their duty is to check the railway ...See morePhilippe Gougler begins his journey en Colon: there is a railway track along the Panama canal.Philippe meets two employees of the Canal Railway company: they drive a car with wheels on the track and their duty is to check the railway track.With Philippe they enjoy the view of the Gatun lake.Then Philippe arrives at Panama City, a modern town with 1.529 skyscrapers , but also with old neighborhoods.A short travel in the new underground of Panama.Then Philipp travels to Portobello: thousands of pilgrims have come to see the Black Christ.Some are walking on their knees as a penitence.The streets and the church are full of persons who show their gratitude for a change in their life or for the recovery of their health.Then Philipp visits a ship lock, there a powerful locomotive helps a great ship to cross the lock.In a forest near the canal visits a shelter for sloths.Then Philippe travels in a pleasant train with children of a school who are discovering the pleasures of travelling by train.In Panama Philippe meets Kuna Indians who invite him to spend a moment on the island of the Tiger (San Blas Island) in the Atlantic Sea: this island and other Kuna territories are protected areas. Written by
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