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Dregers Moved Mountains of Dirt  
   

Dregers Moved Mountains of Dirt

Twenty new dredgers have been commissioned to do the work involved in the Canal expansion.
Mission: Panama Canal Transit

September 1st 2007
My mission in Panama was to cross from the Pacific to the Atlantic via the Panama Canal. I was joined by my friends, Minnie and Paul from Australia and Karen and Will, the leaders of the Expedition from Alaska to Brazil. We all anticipated an historic adventure. This is as much a pictoral depiction of my transit as it is a textual one ..... and these 28 photos were gleaned from almost 30 ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama Canal

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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