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Panama Canal Expansion

Thursday, June 25, 2009 13:05 No Comments

Panama Canal expansion - and archaeologist’s dream
The recent unearthing of a set of fossil teeth, from the print Panama Canal earthworks has been described as belonging to what is classified as Anchitherium clarencei, a three toed browsing horse. The discovery has been claimed as one of the most complete fossils of a horse, uncovered at [...]

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The History of Bocas Del Toro

Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:30 No Comments

If one had to sum it up in two words, those would be Rich and Diverse. The history of Bocas Del Toro spans back many thousands of years, with archaeological finds displaying the ancestors of the regional indigenous peoples.
Bocas Del Toro borders Costa Rica, and is in the north west of Panama, with full Caribbean [...]

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The Panama Canal

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:05 6 Comments

Since the days of the Spanish explorers, the Isthmus of Panama was recognized as a strategic trade route. It was only in the late 19th century that the first operations began to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
In 1881, the construction began under concession of the Colombian government, by a privately owned French company named [...]

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