Teddy Roosevelt is along for the ride, Panama Canal

Panama Canal 2015 26 Feb. Day 7

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February 26th 2015
Up at 6:45 am. We join the other passengers on the front bow of the ship to witness our entrance into the Panama Canal. An unseen narrator provides a blow-by-blow description of what we are seeing. The locks on the Atlantic side raise incoming boats 85 feet, the height of the inland Gatun Lake, in three stages. There are two separate channels that operate independently but in coordination, allo ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama

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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