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Article: It's hats off to Panama; Linking North and South America, Panama is so much more than a canal. It has a lively capital, delectable islands and a vibrant people.
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 2, 2005
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Byline: CLEMENTINE HAMBRO
ADISGRUNTLED seagull flaps off as the hydraulics begin to whir and grind; petrol fumes and black smoke catch in the back of the throat and the Russian tanker slowly steams away. A cruise liner glides behind like a terrible, white whale. Beside her lurks a French cargo ship.
The Panama Canal never stops for a moment, working all day and night every day of the year. It is dirty, noisy and fabulous - one of the greatest feats of engineering the world has ever seen.
Ever since Columbus arrived in 1502, sniffing out a waterway to Asia, Panama has been viewed as the short cut from one side of the world to the other.
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