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The Panama Canal, one of the most important chokepoints in global trade, has caused many environmental and ecological problems since it was built and expanded. These problems include deforestation, the spread of invasive species and water and air pollution, and water shortage. Deforestation in the Panama Canal watershed has been a problem for ...
The Gulf of Panama (Spanish: Golfo de Panamá) is a gulf of the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Panama, where most of eastern Panama's southern shores adjoin it. The Gulf has a maximum width of 250 kilometres (160 mi; 130 nmi), a maximum depth of 220 metres (722 ft) and the size of 2,400 square kilometres (930 sq mi). [ 1 ]
The turtles mostly go to Playa Larga (Long Beach), which is located at the north side of the marine park. [1] The monkeys and sloths are seen at Quebrada de Sal (Salt Creek). [1] The park also has nearly eighty eighty different coral species. [6] The corals are believed to be over 10,000 years old. [4]
Is the beach crowded? These might be. Although naturally beautiful, these 10 beaches have been called the busiest in America by other tourists.
During the 20th century, U.S.-Panama tensions worsened and there were growing protests against U.S. control of the canal, notably after the Suez Canal crisis in 1956, when British and French plans ...
Lonely Planet has unveiled its best-in-class travel list for 2025, with trending Toulouse, France, taking the top spot for a city break. In the 15th edition of Lonely Planet’s “Best in Travel ...
The San Blas Islands of Panama is an archipelago comprising approximately 365 islands and cays, of which 49 are inhabited. [1] They lie off the north coast of the Isthmus of Panama, east of the Panama Canal. [2] A part of the comarca (district) Guna Yala along the Caribbean coast of Panama, it is home to the Kuna people.
By Elida Moreno. PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Hundreds of Panamanians marched on Thursday to mark the anniversary of a deadly uprising against U.S. control of the Panama Canal in 1964, with some ...