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 | Joined | June 5th 2007 | Trips | 0 |
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Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro
On the Panamax
We went to Panama a few years ago and of course we had a look at the Panama Canal. The Panamax ships are quite large when you see them up close. However, I had another experience in Bangladesh involving big ships that literally made me forget to breathe when I saw the actual size of them. In Bangladesh they dismantle used ships and recycle the metal. They had maybe a hundred of these gigantic vessels lined up on the beach waiting to be cut up into pieces. I then got to see the entire ship, even the part that normally is under water, and then they are truly gigantic. /Ake