In the 1970s I visited Panama City often as a Member of the U.S. Congress. In Sept. 2000 I returned to Panama for the first time in 20 years, this time as a private U.S. citizen on a business trip. I was amazed at the tremendous change I encountered.
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Editor's note: We asked Steenie to take a detour. This month, we suggested to Steenie, rather than another Euro-jaunt? why not head west to the hub of the Americas? We'd like a reality check, we told our correspondent, who'd never traveled in Central America beyond Mexico before. See what you, an experienced Euro-rover, think of this country called Panama, about which we wax so poetic all the time. Warts and all, we encouraged Steenie. Tell it like you see it.
And she has. Read on for her uncensored dispatch.
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