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En route to Gatun lake, Panama Canal

Panama canal - Threading the needle!!

October 8th 2012
Having thought we'd originally have to get up at 5 am, we were told that the on board lecturer wouldn't be starting his commentary until 6am and we wouldn't be entering the first set of locks at Miraflores until 07:35. I had set my alarm for 06:30. We were already in the channel heading toward the Bridge that connects the Pan American highway to the continental divide. We are 17thin lin ... read more
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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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