Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Panama

  • Gorgas Hospital, Ancon, Panama

    W. Paul McKinney Louisville, Kentucky, United States    West-facing view of Administration and Clinics Building, Gorgas Hospital, Ancon, former Canal Zone, Panama A man, a plan, a canal: Panama. This well-known palindrome describes the grand vision of Count Ferdinand de Lesseps for constructing, under the flag of France, a sea level canal linking the Atlantic…

  • Taking note from nature: the wild heart of Panama

    Rachel Kowalczyk Chicago, Illinois, United States   Nightfall, Isla Palenque Photograph by Mike Corey It is a curious country, Panama, one-third protected wilderness and nearly 60% forested, best known for its canal, a colossal feat of human engineering. Having acquired a second hand experience of the country by editing a blog dedicated to travel in…