Chagres River
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The Chagres River, in central Panama, is the largest river in the Panama Canal's drainage basin. The river is dammed twice, and the resulting reservoirs—Gatun Lake and Lake Alajuela—form an integral p
The Chagres River as seen from the Rainforest Resort in Gamboa, Panama
Original course of the Chagres River before construction of the canal.
Panama Canal
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The Panama Canal is an artificial 82-kilometer waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the narrowest point of the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit
Chagres River
…The Chagres River (Spanish pronunciation: ), in central Panama, is the largest river in the Panama Canal's drainage basin. The river is dammed twice, and the resulting reservoirs—Gatun Lake and Lake Alajuela—form an integral part of the canal and its water…
Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French originator of the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal
Part de Fondateur of the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique de Panama, issued 29 November 1880
United States President Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909), the driving force behind US construction of the Panama Canal.
The US's intentions to influence the area (especially the Panama Canal construction and control) led to the separation of Panama from Colombia in 1903.