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The Panama Canal

What is The Panama Canal?

Is a 77.1-kilometre (48 mi) ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean.

The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. There are locks at each end to lift ships up to Gatun Lake.

HistoryThe history of the Panama Canal goes back almost to the earliest explorers of the Americas.

The narrow land bridge between North and South America offers a unique opportunity to create a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific.

The French ProjectThe idea of building a canal across Central America was suggested again by German scientist Alexander von Humboldt, which led to a revival of interest in the early-19th century. In 1819, the Spanish government authorized the construction of a canal and the creation of a company to build it.

The French Project The project stalled for some time, but a number of surveys were carried out between 1850 and 1875. The conclusion was that the two most favorable routes were those across Panama (then a part of Colombia) and across Nicaragua, with a route across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico as a third option. The Nicaragua route was seriously considered and surveyed.

Yellow Fever and Malaria The proposed construction of the Panama Canal, the medicine was just as important as engineering. Without control of diseases transmissible not have been possible construirel Panama Canal

When the Americans arrived in Panama, our country had already been described an unhealthy place.

Yellow Fever and Malaria Diseases such as yellow fever, malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea and other, aided by poor nutrition caused thousands of deaths. By the late 19th century, the French were victims of these diseases that killed 22 thousand of its workers.

It was the morning of August 1914, and the SS Ancon started this way, under the command of the first practical Panama Canal, Captain John A. Constantine, the historical books as the first ship would transit this route in its opening officer.

SS Ancon

Enlargement is a significant contribution to the Panamanian government because the Canal is the main economic activity in the country. The design of the third set of locks for the Panama Canal is in charge of International Consultants subcontractor (CICP).

The Pacific

The Atlantic