Author: Melinda

Text and images provided by Melinda of Mel on the Go. She, her husband, and their cat, Domino, spent a year sailing French Polynesia and are continuing west with the wind. Sailing the world on her 46′ monohull, Sava, Mel loves scuba diving, hiking, and exploring different cultures and cuisines.

A marea with black paving stones on the ground, a wall of standing stones at the far end.

Taputapuātea

An ancient site of great historical and cultural significance to indigenous Polynesians.

At Portobelo, and entrance gateway: The arch stands, and some walls, but in very bad condition.

Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo

Ruins of Spanish colonial-era fortifications extending along the Caribbean coastline of Panama.

Front view of Leon Cathedral: white plaster, symmetrical and only two storeys, wider than it is high. An arched roof in the center, squat turrets on either side.

León Cathedral

A cathedral that mixed European and regional influences in a new Latin American society.