Welcome to the Panama Canal
We started through the canal from the Gulf of Mexico. After going through the locks system we basically drifted for awhile in Gatan Lake, Folks who chose afternoon excursions in Panama went ashore and met the ship later. We stayed on board and went back through the locks since it was such a unique experience. We then stopped at the port to an local artisan shopping area for about an hour.
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- Built 1904 to 1914
- 51 Miles long
- Joint Panama and US effort to build and maintain
- Control to Panama in 1999
- over 14,000 ships a year go through the canal.
- Goes form Atlantic Ocean S/E to the Pacific
- 3 locks up and then 3 locks down to get through.
- 4 million Tourists a year go through
Canal View Part 1
Canal View Part 2
Gaton Lake