Holding back the water

Notice the man walking over the walkway, it gives you an idea of the size of the locks.

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March 21st 2009
We stepped on board the Princess Queen at 7am just outside Panama City - to our surprise a kind of Latin Manhattan with tall skyscrapers lining the coast. Our boat made its way past a flotilla of massive containers ships and oil tankers waiting their turn to enter the Canal. With the Pacific Ocean behind us and a Panama Canal Company captain on board (every ship has to have an official Company ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama Canal

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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