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Panama Canal West to East

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April 24th 2017
Panama Canal 15th April Transit Panama Canal Another transit of the Panama Canal, this time West to East. Arriving early morning we got a great view of the Bridge of Americas and the new lock system for the larger ships. Getting into the channel we were paired with a huge container ship into the Miraflores Locks, the onto the Pedro Miguel Locks which raise us to the leve ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Colón » Gamboa

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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