Editor Pick
Panama Canal
- November 1, 2000
- Rated 4 of 5 by
ademir from canonsburg, Pennsylvania
The Canal is both an engineering marvel and one of the most significant waterways on Earth. Stretching 50 miles from Panama City on the Pacific coast to Colón on the Atlantic side, it provides passage for over 12,000 ocean-going vessels per year. Seeing a huge ship nudge its way through the narrow canal, with vast tracks of virgin jungle on both sides, is an unforgettable sight. The easiest and best way to visit the Canal is to go to the Miraflores Locks, on the northeastern fringe of Panama City, where a platform offers visitors a good view of the locks in operation. There's also a museum with a model and a film about the Canal. Boats leave Balboa, a western suburb of Panama City, for a five-hour tour through the locks to Miraflores Lake.
From journal Panama-The Days Were Hot!