Transiting Through the Epic Panama Canal Locks
The Panama Canal is a manmade waterway 82 km or 51 miles long, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. As the name says, it goes through the isthmus of Panama, connecting Central and South America. The canal finally opened in 1914, owned and managed by the U.S. However, in 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and the Panamanian leader signed a treaty, turning the canal over to Panama by the end of the 20th century.
To truly appreciate the engineering marvel that the canal is, it’s important to understand the challenges faced more than a century ago in constructing it. Firstly, France began the project in 1881, attempting to recreate the engineering plans of the successful Suez Canal, with no locks. However, in Panama, they ran into new obstacles, for example, varied elevations, torrential rains, mudslides and tragically more than 5,600 deaths from the mosquito-spread Yellow Fever and Malaria. The United States took over the project in 1904 and completed it a decade later.
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