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February 27th 2014
The great Panama Canal Fun fact. Excavation of the Canal was equal to digging a trench ten feet deep by fifty-five feet wide from California to New York. That would be impressive even today but this year the Canal celebrates it's 100th birthday. I'm up at six and on deck as we approach the first chamber. The total rise from the Atlantic to Lake Gutan is 85 feet and we ... 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