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Ship before lock is filled

This ship is carrying 4,000 cars from Asia to Europe. It´s toll is about $400,000 to pass through the canal. As my dad Mark pointed out: that is a lot of quarters to feed the toll booth.
Big City Now Now

September 28th 2007
Believe it or not, we are just about beached out. So we said ¨Adios¨ to one of the best Caribbean beaches we´ve ever seen and road down to Panama City. Panama City is as metropolitan as Central America gets, which means there are skyscrapers, casinos, nightclubs, malls, movie theatres, and huge grocery stores full of goodies. There is also big-city transportation, which means better chicken bu ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

Panamanian Flag With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more
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