Container ships in the Panama

Quite large when you are next to them.

Colonial Architecture, Modern Skyscrapers and a Travelers Century Club meet up in Panama City

March 8th 2023
We don't want to confuse anyone.... we returned from Panama about two months ago and are behind on publishing this missive. In the beginning, we really did not intend to go to Panama, and we bet that sounds funny. After all, when you are planning your trip, you are busy gathering all the information about where you are going and what you hope to do while you are there. When we were booking our ... read more

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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

6th July 2023

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Those are huge
The modern container ships are absolutely massive. When we visited Panama we saw a Panamax (the largest ships that then could go through the Panama Canal). When I was in Bangladesh I visited a beach where they break up used ships. When the ships are beached and being hacked up in pieces you can really see how gigantic they really are. /Ake

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Those are huge
As you say the modern container ships are massive. I would like to see that beach in Bangladesh.

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