Arts and Entertainment

The Panama Canal is an architectural wonder. In 1513, when the first European, the Spanish explorer Vasco de Balboa, crossed the Isthmus of Panama, he became the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean. Thus began a dream to create a water route that would provide quick, easy access between the two great oceans.

One thing I have noticed is that every country I visit seems to have a national soup.
Two of my favorites are pho in Vietnam and caldo verde in Portugal. Soups have to be one of the first recipes developed by a group of people. All that was needed was water, a fire, a waterproof container, and some ingredients.