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The ‘ultimate’ guide to getting a sail-boat from Cartagena to Panama

The ‘ultimate’ guide to getting a sail-boat from Cartagena to Panama

Sunset on the boat Overview On a map it looks like it would be relatively straightforward to get from Colombia to Panama. The two are linked by land and so you’d think that there must be regular transport between the two.  But you’d be wrong! The Darién Gap is an area of dense jungle and swampland of 160 kilometres in length that links the two countries together and there is no road that goes through it. The area is also home…

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Beautiful Bonito!

Beautiful Bonito!

From the Pantanal, we headed to Bonito – a town known for its proximity to some of the clearest and most beautiful rivers in the world. You climb in with a snorkel and just float down the river which is teeming with fish and plant-life (as well as the odd caiman – eek!). It is much like climbing in to a giant aquarium in the middle of lush green jungle. If you only have time (or the budget – activities in Bonito…

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