Following a threat from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to reclaim control of the Panama Canal, Latin American leaders have united in defense of Panama. The canal, a vital global shipping route, connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, offering significant time and distance savings for vessels.
Latin American leaders rallied to Panama’s defence after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reimpose US control over the Panama Canal , a key global shipping route located in the Central American nation. The Panama Canal is an 82-km artificial waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans through Panama, saving ships thousands of miles and weeks of travel around the stormy, icy southern tip of South America.
The journey for ships traveling from Los Angeles to New York is close to 8,000 miles (around 22 days) shorter via the canal compared to traveling through the Strait of Magellan off Tierra del Fuego, an archipelago that embraces southern Chile and Argentina. The canal transports ships through the Gatun Lake, some 26 meters above sea level, via a series of interconnecting locks. Each ship’s transit requires some 200 million litres of fresh water.Spanish colonisers began studying the construction of an inter-oceanic canal cutting through the isthmus at its narrowest point, in southern Central America, as early as the 1530s. But it was not until 1878 that Colombia — which then counted Panama as a province — signed a concession with French engineers. The French effort was ultimately a failure, going bankrupt in 1899. Around 22,000 workers lost their lives on the project, many from disease and accidents. In 1903 the US sought a permanent concession for a canal from Colombia, which rejected the proposal. In response, the US supported Panama’s independence, which was declared on November
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