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The Third Set of Locks project is a plan to expand the Panama Canal’s capacity, approved by the Panamanian people on a national referendum realized on October 22, 2006. This project was conceived after years of study by the Panama Canal Authority(ACP). It has an estimated cost of 5.25 billion USD and its composed of three integrated components:
- the construction of two lock facilities – one on the Atlantic side and another on the Pacific side – each with three chambers, each which include three water reutilization basins;
- the excavation of new access channels to the new locks and the widening of existing navigational channels; and,
- the deepening of the navigation channels and the elevation of Gatun Lake’s maximum operating level.
- That more than 12000 people died in the construction of the Panama Railroad?
- That Richard Halliburton (on the picture) swam the Panama Canal in 1928 paying only 36 cents for the transit?
- That the Balboa (Panamanian currency - ISO 4217 code PAB) has been tied to the U.S. dollar (which is legal tender in Panama) at an exchange rate of 1:1 since 1904?
- That after a constitutional amendment, passed in 1994, Panama permanently abolished the military?
- That the pearls in the Spanish Crown came from Panama?
- Charles V of Spain proposed and researched to make a Canal through Panama?
- That Panama has the fastest growing economy in Latin America in 2006 and 2007?
- That Panama is the most globalized country in Latinamerica and has the highest number of investments by Americans and Europeans which account for at least 4.5 billions Dollars?
- That in a period of three years, 25 casinos opened which resulted in Panama becoming the 2nd country with the most casinos in Latin America?
Roberto Durán (b. June 16, 1951) is a famous boxer from Panama, and is generally regarded as one of the greatest lightweight of all-time and one of the top 10 best pound for pound fighters ever. He held world titles at four different weights - lightweight (1972-79), welterweight (1980), junior middleweight (1983-84) and middleweight (1989). He was also the only boxer to have fought in five different decades. He finally retired in January 2002, with a professional record of 120 fights, 104 wins with 69 KOs. He was nicknamed Manos de Piedra (Hands of Stone).
List of cities in Panama
List of hospitals in Panama
List of islands of Panama
List of Presidents of Panama
List of political parties in Panama
List of players from Panama in Major League Baseball
List of radio stations in Panama
Subcategories of Panama:
Buildings and structures - Cities - Communications - Conservation - Culture- Economy - Education - Ethnic groups - Fauna - Geography - Healthcare - History - Media - Military - People - Politics - Science and technology - Society - Weather - Tourism - Transportation
- Requests: Panamanian Carnival, Ricardo Miró, French Panama Canal project, Portobelo fair, 9 de enero,
- Wikify: Juan Carlos Navarro,
- Expand: Panama Canal Zone, Watermelon War, Islam in Panama, Pollera, Darién scheme,
- Stubs: Albrook Air Force Base, Bidlack Mallarino Treaty, Portobelo, Panama, Boquete, Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty, Pedro Alcazar, Azuero Peninsula, Barro Colorado Island, Causeway Islands, Chiriquí Province, Taboga Island, Santiago de Veraguas, Isla Contadora, Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, More ...
- MyPanamaLive.com (Tourism and travel)
- Panama's Best Visitors Guide
- PanamaForum.com, resources and live discussion about Panama
- PanamaStart.Com, Page with best links about Panama
- VisitPanama.Com, official page of the Panamanian Tourism Bureau
- PanCanal.com, Official Page of the Panama Canal Authority
- Official Page of the President of Panama
- PanamaInfo.com
- EscapeArtist.com - Articles on Living and Investing in Panama
- Lonely Planet's Panama Guide
- VirtualPanama.com
- Panama-Guide.com
- Panama Portal in Hungarian
- CoolPanama.com, all online radio broadcasts from Panama
- Panamanian Tour Operator
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