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Originally Posted by dc_denizen
Well, put another way, how large and important were Cartegna, Bogota, medellin, and Panama city 200 or 300 years ago? I would imagine the colombian cities were more populous no?
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Panama City
was a Colombian city back then
Panama exists as a country today because we Americans decided to make it one, thus ensuring we had control over the Panama Canal - something the Colombian government didn't agree to at the time. But Panama City was bigger than any Colombian city until the early 20th century; it was the principle embarkation point for all Incan treasure trains heading back to Spain via Nombre de Dios.