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Traversing the Panama Canal  
   

Traversing the Panama Canal

Passing Under the Puente Centenario Bridge Clearance Below the Bridge Is 262 Feet
Through the Panama Canal to Fuerte Amador, Panama

January 9th 2023
Our first destination on the original itinerary for <a name="_Hlk124423621"></a><a name="_Hlk124423749"></a>Holland America’s <a name="_Hlk124423679"></a>75-day Grand South America and Antarctica Voyage aboard the MS Volendam had been Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands but had been changed to Ocho Rios, Jamaica a week or two before the cruise began. I had not yet si ... read more
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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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