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Gallery Package - The Panama Canal
1957<br><br>Panama Canal, Central America.  1957.  Pedro Miguel Locks.  Water rushes out of the Pacific side of the Pedro Miguel Locks as the gates are opened.  A plan has been advanced for a completely new sea-level canal which would almost eliminate leaks.  The cost of the deep excavation is estimated to be 5 billion dollars and the work may take ten years.

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Panama Canal, Central America. 1957. Pedro Miguel Locks. Water rushes out of the Pacific side of the Pedro Miguel Locks as the gates are opened. A plan has been advanced for a completely new sea-level canal which would almost eliminate leaks. The cost of the deep excavation is estimated to be 5 billion dollars and the work may take ten years.

©1999 Credit:Topham Picturepoint
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