The cache is a small dark brown/hunter green Lock & Lock
with an Official Geocache label on top. Original content includes:
custom logbook, pencil, bilingual stash note, foam ladybug
(DarkLadyWizard's signature item), Panamanian Leathercraft Keychain
with a "G" (for Geocaching) and Christmas little Teddy Bear for
FTF.
About the "Plaza de la Cultura y de las Etnias"
monument:
The "Plaza de la Cultura y de las Etnias" is a monument to the
many cultures that have left their footprint on Panama. To begin
with, there were the Native Americans that crossed the whole of
Panama both from the North and from the South. Many other cultures
also left their mark on Panama during the discovery, colonization,
and later, the construction of both the Panama Railroad and the
Panama Canal.
To honor the forbearers of Panama’s current melting pot,
the "Plaza de Cultura y de las Etnias" was created in 2003, the
year of the Centennial of Panama. The construction began on the
first months of the year and was unveiled on October 12th that same
year, Day of the Race (Columbus Day). It is a testament to the
immigrants from all corners of the globe that loved, worked, and
contributed to the progress and growth of Panama.
Many different cultural communities of Panama donated the
initial $340,000 to complete the first phase of the monuments
– these included the Spanish, Chinese, West Indies, French,
Jewish, Indian, Italian, and North American communities.
The second phase cost approximately $550,000. It utilized a
“canaleras,” which is one of the typical houses of the
area that will be used as a cultural museum for information on
these various Panamanian ethnic groups; the museum will have a
capacity for 150 people. In order not to show favoritism to any of
the cultural groups represented, Panamanian architect Jesus
Santamaria was chosen to design the monument.
