The Isthmus of Panama has always served as a link from one place to another. It is the land bridge linking North and South America. It was through here that the original aboriginal inhabitants drifted south from the North American continent to populate South America one.
Our guide finished her brief conversation with the uniformed guard and leaned back into the bus, she was smiling. No problem she said. We can walk by the Presidential Palace and you can all take pictures.
It was only a simple can of paint but it foiled the ambitions and dreams of a famous pirate and preserved a historic treasure for future generations to appreciate.