Panama Canal

82 kilometers of waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic. Over 20,000 died during the construction of the canal. 1.5 billion dollars in the budget of Panama annually. Throughput up to 48 vessels per day. Passage time - from 4 to 9 hours. Record entry cost $829,400.

In one of the photos you can see the 15-meter "Flat Arch" among the ruins of the monastery of Santo Domingo in the historic quarter of Panama. When it was decided where to dig a canal between the oceans, in Panama or in Nicaragua, this arch became one of the arguments in favor of Panama. "Look, what an earthquake-resistant region we have," the Panamanians said. "The arch rests on parole, and yet it is more than two centuries old." In 2003, the arch nevertheless collapsed for no apparent reason, but the canal had been built long ago by that time.

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