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Panama is located at the southernmost part of Central America. With a total area of 75,517 sq km, Panama has the biggest rainforest in the Western Hemisphere outside the Amazon Basin.

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Who are some famous Panamanian authors?

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Some famous Panamanian authors include Juan David Morgan, Gloria Guardia, and Carlos Francisco Changmarín. These authors have made significant contributions to Panamanian literature and have gained recognition both nationally and internationally for their works.

What is the name of panama's flag?

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Bandera Nacional de Panama (National Flag of Panama)

Who was the president when the panama canal finished?

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Woodie wilson

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What is the relationship between Panama and Colombia?

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Panama was once part of Gran Colombia, but declared its independence shortly after the parent country itself became independent. Today, relations are stable, but despite sharing the Darien Gap, there is no paved road connection between the two countries.

Where does the Panama Canal go?

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The Panama Canal is owned by Li Ka Shing, a Hong Kong based billionaire, and is run by the Panama Canal Authority.

Does your one year old need a passport to travel to panama?

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Yeah, because when your born in a country you need to be acquired with a passport if you wish to leave the country, the reasons why is to stop kidnapping.

Why couldn't the panama canal be constructed today?

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FIRST ANSWER: There were astounding engineering challenges due to the difference in sea level at the Atlantic vs. Pacific sides, but the thing that proved most difficult was the mosquito borne disease. Thousands of French, Panamanian and American workers dies as a result of malaria and other tropical pathogens.

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The "Astounding" part of the project was NOT the difference in sea-levels (due to tides). That is no real problem at all, needing only entrance locks as on the earlier, already-successful, Suez Canal. The real engineering difficulties for the Panama Canal were those of building a series of large locks and their feeders to take the canal over the central ridge of the isthmus. ' The first attempt, by the French, failed because the designer, de Lesseps, specified a sea-level route (with tidal locks) but he under-estimated the problems and cost of cutting through the ridge.

How did the Panama canal help trade in America?

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It allowed shorter routes to get from one side of the world to the other. Specifically, it made it much quicker to get from the US west coast to Europe.

What European ruler first suggested a canal across the Isthmus of Panama?

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Barney the dinosaur

For whoever was google searching this use the website the webquest sheet gave you! mwahaha

Why is Panama City so important?

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The Panama Canal is what makes Panama City so important. The canal is connected between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It is a key for international trade.

How did he Panama Canal boost commerce?

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The Panama canal shortened the trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean by two thirds, from 12,000 miles to 4,000 miles. This was a great boost for the commercial activity between the USA's east and west coast States and for the trade between Europe and the east coast States of the USA, and Asia. It also considerably shortened the trade routes between all western States and countries in the Americas and Europe.

What are the names of the Panama Canal locks?

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There are three sets of locks in the canal. A two-step flight at Miraflores, and a single flight at Pedro Miguel, lift ships from the Pacific up to Lake Gatun; then a triple flight at Gatun lowers them to the Atlantic side.

What time is it in Panama Canal?

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While the canal is "always" open, there are certain times of day the major operations occur. The procession of the largest ships starts at each end in the early morning and they go through the locks in a group over about two hours. The public viewing areas at either end should be visited at about 8 AM to see the biggest ships going through the locks one after the other. The closing times of the public viewing areas is different at each end of the canal; make inquiries.

Does the Panama Canal make money for Panama?

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"Like the Panama Canal, bonds are rightly issued. To pay for such an improvement, in a few years, would greatly increase the tax rate. A bond issue spreads this tax burden over many years..."

This information was from "The Land of Fair Play" by Geoffrey Parsons

Why is the Panama Canal popular?

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the panama canal is a modern marvel because it changed the course of trading and transportation in the world. it helped by making trips faster

What do you call someone from Panama in Spanish?

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The natives of this country refer to themselves as "Panamenos/nas" (with the n-tilde). Many people also self-identify by their indigenous tribal affiliation, or by the province or region from which they hail. And the country immediately to our east/south is "Colombia", not "Columbia"!

Americans would call them Panamians.

Is Panama located in North America?

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Yes, Panama connectes North and South America (specifically the Isthmus of Panama).

What is the halfway mark from Kingsport tn to panama city FL?

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The distance between the above mentioned places is 357.3 miles approximately. The distance is straight path from one place to another place. There might be slight difference between the actual distance and the above mentioned distance because of the route chosen.

What does panama mean literally translated?

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Panama is a republic in S. Central America. There is also the Gulf of Panama.

How far does a ship travel when passing through the panama canal at sealevel?

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According to the Panama Canal Authority, it takes from 8-10 hours for a port-to-port transit, depending on the size of the vessel
According to the Panama Canal Authority, it takes from 8-10 hours for a port-to-port transit, depending on the size of the vessel
Well that all depends on where you are going and where you are starting from. However the canal is 50 miles long and it could take anywhere from 8 to 10 hours, depending on the boat size.