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Panama Canal

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January 14th 2014
Hello everybody, This 77 kilometre canal between the Atlantic and Pacific celebrates 100 years this August. France started the project in 1879, but disease--malaria and yellow fever--plus a lack of engineering expertise did them in. Although the excavation was two-fifth finished, it sat for many years until the United States got involved. At the time it was part of Colombia. Panamanian rebe ... 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