Day 24

   Today we left the National Institute of Agriculture and made our way to Panama City. Even though the bus ride was four hours long, it was worth the wait. We arrived at the City of Knowledge during lunch time where everyone got assigned a Villa (small apartments). City of Knowledge used to be an american military base, but it is now being used for International Educational Programs.
    After the room assignments we got on the bus and took a tour of Panama City. We got to see many stylish modern skyscrapers. Along the way we made stops for shopping. We took the Causeway to the east side of one of the three connected islands, Punta Culebra. The Causeway was built back when the Panama Canal was being developed with the extra rocks extracted from the Panama Canal. There we got to shop for some souvenirs and ice cream.
   During the walking tour we got to see some beautiful historic buildings, some dating back to the 1500's and 1600's. We also got to see some of the Panama Canal, and are looking forward to seeing the rest of it tomorrow. It was a great informative tour of this beautiful city. Today was a great day.