Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was built approximately a century ago under extremely inhospitable and unhealthy conditions, yet continues to run smoothly and efficiently today, several years after the transition from American to Panamanian Control. The canal connects the Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea) with the Pacific, but surprisingly does not do that by going from east to west. The isthmus of Panama takes an s-curve, which means ships actually travel in a somewhat easterly direction when heading to the Pacific. These pictures will progress from the Atlantic side to the Pacific side.
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©Bill Yeaton