Friday, January 6, 2012

Day 3!






Today was an extremely eventful day to say the least...We started our morning with a trip to the Colon Free Trade Zone where we met up with Bryant alumni, Julio Pretto. Julio was a 1988 marketing major graduate and is currently a marketing director and business owner at the free trade zone. We were lucky enough to listen to an informative presentation by Julio and some of his coworkers emphasizing the importance of the free trade zone and international trade. We were given some free time, along with a tour, to walk around in some of the stores, showrooms and warehouses. Because the free trade zone has no taxes, the prices were unbeatable! After this trip we left for Portobello and stopped for lunch at an ocean front restaurant called Los CaƱones on the way. Upon arrival at Portobello, we explored Fuerte San Jeronimo, an old fort set on the water. We got to interact with some of the locals including a very affectionate monkey! Then we went into a church that is famous for depicting a black Jesus. This concluded our tours for the day and we're all extremely excited for the Panama Canal trip tomorrow!

Taylor Bell and Matt Borsuk Class of 2014

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