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Written by Carlos Chen
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Friday, 15 January 2010 |
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Who
has not seen the National Geographic television program called
"Megastructures", better known in Spanish as Super Structures. I got the video that speaks of the Panama Canal operation and plans for expansion.
It is an entertaining way to learn more about the Panama Canal, the video (spanish) is divided into 5 parts of about 10 minutes each. Telling
the story of two ships transiting one of the Atlantic to the Pacific
Ocean and other ships transiting the Pacific to the Atlantic. In addition to showing the powerful machinery that uses the Panama Canal. The
first part of the video gives an introduction of the Panama Canal, the
ships transiting types, hazards and the basic operation of the Panama
Canal.
The
second part of the video speaks further on the characteristics and
dangers that have some boats, and the precautions to have the Panama
Canal to ensure safe passage.
Tags: operation panama canal panama canal expansion panama canal |
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Written by Carlos Chen
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
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We have videos of the history of the Panama Canal narrated by History Channel. The videos only speak about the Panama Canal construction and not about treated. Sorry but I could not find an English version of these videos. The first video talks about Ferdinand de Lesseps and the beginning of the French canal.
The second video talks about the problems of the French canal and the start of construction of the canal by John Stevens.
The rest of the videos below (click on the article to go in and continue watching them)
Tags: Panama Canal canal history building panama canal Ferdinand de Lesseps John Stevens Dr. William Gorgas George Goethals |
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Written by Carlos Chen
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
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 Panama is a country with a rich biodiversity. Hundreds of species make Panama a unique place in the world. Conscious of that natural surroundings that it surrounds to the Canal, the ACP (Authority of the Panama Canal) has fulfilled a program of rescue of wild life that goes of the hand with the advances of the Expansion Program.
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Written by Carlos Chen
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Sunday, 11 November 2007 |
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The Miraflores Visitors Center is a space dedicated by the Authority of the Panama Canal for all the nationals and foreigners who wish to know more thoroughly are human engineer installation. It is located in the side this of the Miraflores Locks, the Miraflores Visitors Center has a special section to allow all the visitors to observe the transit of boats by Miraflores Locks a few meters of distance.
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Thursday, 25 October 2007 |
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 The Panama Canal has 80 kilometers in length from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Panama Canal has three games of locks: Gatún, Miraflores and Pedro Miguel, they were constructed in pairs, to allow two boats to journey at the same time in senses opposite or towards the same direction.
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