Panama Canal - Miraflores Gate

Panama Canal

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August 26th 2008
8 p.m., August 14, 2008 Panama Canal “My grandfather helped build the Panama Canal,” said Steph, as we stood on the 4th story balcony overlooking the Miraflores Lock. “He was quite upset when Jimmy Carter signed a treaty which ultimately turned Canal authority over to the Panamanians.” On September 7, 1977, Jimmy Carter and Omar Torrijos signed the Neutrality Treaty, which basically ... 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