When Christopher Columbus first set eyes on Bocas del Toro on Oct. 6, 1502, he was struck by the area’s natural beauty. The archipelago, located on present-day Panama’s northwestern Caribbean coast, was a remote and untamed frontier whose swampy terrain, relentless tropical diseases, and abse...

Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix Florida Governor Ron DeSantis looks on as he attends the signing of an executive order to shut down the Department of Education by U.S. President Donald Trump, during an event in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 20, 2025. REUTERS/C...