Tag: Panama
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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…
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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…