Kiss of the Oceans: Meeting of Atlantic + Pacific

Antique postcard
Circa 1915

The Panama Canal,  one of the world’s great technological achievements.

First opened - 1914
Expanded - 2016

            

The Panama Canal project utilized 75,000 workers from all over the world. The path of the Canal crossed difficult terrain and required the construction of four dams, two artificial lakes, and three sets of locks. It is considered one of the seven wonders of the modern world. 

By cutting 7,800 miles off the trip from New York to San Francisco, the Canal has proven itself invaluable to commerce and politics. More than a million ships traveled the Canal in the last century. Today the Panama Canal - still vital to world commerce - has just been expanded and updated to accommodate a new generation of vessels.


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