Central America Trip Photos
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Panama (Mainly the Canal)
Approaching the Panama Canal from the Caribbean
Entering the first lock of the Gatun Locks
Passing through the Gatun Locks looking inland
The Gaillard (or Culebra) Cut. This was the hardest part of the canal to build. The Panamerican Highway crosses on the bridge.
The Miraflores Locks
Panama City along the way to shore
Aboard the Panama Railway along the route of the first transcontinental railway, completed in 1855
Construction of the new locks
The Gatun Locks from the observation deck
The control center for the Gatun Locks
A canal max ship in the locks
Cristobal, Panama from 30,000 feet.
This is the Caribbean port where ships too big for the canal are unloaded for the rail trip across the isthmus.