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  "path": "/2026/04/27/panama-city-made-by-trade/",
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  "tags": [
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    "Travel",
    "World",
    "Central America",
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  "textContent": "The narrow geography of the 50-mile Central American isthmus made it an obvious choice for trade routes between the Atlantic and Pacific.",
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