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11 years ago

Panama City - is there no pride?

11 years ago
3rd Week as a Panama Expat completed!
Since I am still waiting on the vehicle my company promised me, I must walk everywhere I need to go. I walk 4 miles per day, back and forth between Avenida Balboa and Punta Pacifica.
This is perfect for the exercise quotient, but it can be quite taxing on the olfactory sensory organ...
The amount of trash that is scattered about this city, on every block, is astounding. Add to that the raw sewage that flows consistently along the curbs & gutters of every street and alley, and a person with even the strongest stomach can be brought to his/her knees by the time he/she reaches their destination.
Experiencing this makes me wonder, where is the pride of the people of Panama City? There are receptacles located at most corners, so I wonder why everyone throws their waste down wherever they are?
It's horrible.
And, being in the infrastructure business, I am becoming more certain with every passing day that, here in Panama, there is no such thing as underground sewer conveyance systems.... No underground pipe. I believe that all raw sewage is dumped in the storm systems and straight into the waterways. Why?
If you don't believe me, go stand at the intersection of Cinta Costera and Avenida Balboa... The odor will knock you down!
Just something that I am working on getting past. I know that life in a foreign country takes some adjustment, but there are some things that are just difficult to adjust to!

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