Often called one of the seven modern wonders of the world, the Panama Canal splits the continents of North and South America ...

An effort to establish a canal through Panama led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, who built Egypt's Suez Canal, began in 1880 but progressed little over nine years before going bankrupt.

El canal de Panamá ha logrado evitar una crisis del transporte marítimo que amenazaba con poner en peligro US$270.000 millones al año en comercio mundial. Lo consiguió gracias a una cuidadosa ...

The first construction efforts began in 1881.The Colombian government, which controlled Panama at the time, granted land to construct a canal to a French company owned by Ferdinand de Lesseps, the ...

El canal de Panamá, uno de los símbolos más potentes del comercio mundial, está siendo víctima del cambio climático a medida que la disminución de los niveles de agua obliga a los barcos a ...

The Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal is pictured in Panama City on December 23, 2024. US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to demand control of the Panama Canal be returned to ...

The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem. July 15, 2025. contribute now. ... A sample of crops and food harvested in Limón de Chagres, Panama.

An effort to establish a canal through Panama led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, who built Egypt's Suez Canal, began in 1880 but progressed little over nine years before going bankrupt.

The Panama Canal is no stranger to global attention. President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to “demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of America, in full, quickly and ...

The newly-declared Republic of Panama soon signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty of 1903, which provided the U.S. with a 10-mile wide strip of land for the canal, a one-time $10 million payment to ...

An effort to establish a canal through Panama led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, who built Egypt’s Suez Canal, began in 1880 but progressed little over nine years before going bankrupt.