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Canals were proposed through Lake Nicaragua, using the Atrato River and using the San Juan River. There was also a proposal for a ship railway across Tehuantepec, and a proposal to excavate a new canal near Panama at sea level by nuclear means.

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Either to ship your cargo by land (by train across the United States, for example) or to sail all the way around South America, a voyage that could take months.

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Plaines, trains, some people even find it more fun to take a long trip around South America on their sailboat or cruises

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