Did you know they are planning to widen the Panama Canal? The citizens voted last year and the votes were tallied and the Panama Canal will be expanded to allow bigger vessels access. All I could think about while I was visiting the Canal was how my dad would love to see this-he is such a history buff. Did you know that the US uses the canal more than any other country, and China is close behind. There are 3 locks that barges must pass through to go from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. And did you know that it would take approximately 5,800 trucks/or 570 Boeings/ or 18 trains to accomadate the same cargo that the average barge carries?
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!!!ASOMBROSO!!!!!! Learning about that little tidbit of the Panama Canal was fascinating. I've never been there. Thanx for the tour!
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