Nice Couple! He goes By Wild Bill - Cute!
Judicial police worked overtime this weekend searching for a gringo man and a woman suspected of multiple murders in Bocas Del Toro, Panamá. William Adolfo Cortez and Jean Seana Cortez came under suspicion in two deaths and five missing persons cases. The couple fled when their names made the Saturday newspapers. Both are believed to be U.S. citizens although they reportedly traveled under different passports with different names.
They are suspects in the death of Cheryl Lynn Hugues, who ran a backpacker hostel. Cortez told people he bought the hotel from Hughes before she supposedly left the Bocas area last March. Ms. Hughes was found in a grave on property Cortez operated. Investigators found another body at the same time. They believe it is of Bo Icelar, who vanished in December after Cortez was said to have purchased his tourism business.
Agents also want to question the Cortez couple about three Dutch citizens, a husband and wife and a son, who have been missing in the Bocas del Toro area for three years. The Cortez couple have said they purchased property from the husband and wife.
In addition, Neftali Jaen, a judicial official, said Saturday that two local workers who were employees of the couple have vanished.
The Cortez couple was apprehended this weekend by Nicaraguan officials as they attempted to cross the river that forms the border with Costa Rica. The boat they were using was stolen and early reports indicate the boat owner is missing.
Have You Been To Portobelo?
Portobelo is an old port town in the Colón Province of Panama. It was founded in
1597 for its strategic location for shipping goods across the isthmus. The city prospered and become an important place during the colonization of the Americas.
With so much wealth passing through the area, Portobelo and the surrounding areas became a favorite stomping ground for pirates like Captain Henry Morgan and Admiral Edward Vernon of the British Empire. Sir Francis Drake actually passed away in Portobelo during a visit in 1596.
Today, Portobelo is a sleepy town with a population of under 5,000. Its deep natural harbor is easy to admire from one of several restaurants overlooking the bay. The old fort is a favorite spot to stop the car and tour about to see the old cannons that are still there. This site was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980.
Go Navy!
A US humanitarian aid mission left Miami this week en route to eight countries in the region. The USS Iwo Jima, a US warship, will visit Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Nicaragua and Suriname on a mission called “Keeping the promise”. Some 600 military and civil personnel are participating in the mission.
Till Next Time. Pura Vida.
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