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  2. Panama Canal - Wikipedia

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    Panama Canal. /  8.997250°N 79.591333°W  / 8.997250; -79.591333. The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82-kilometre (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade.

  3. Panama Canal locks - Wikipedia

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    The Panama Canal locks ( Spanish: Esclusas del Canal de Panamá) are a lock system that lifts ships up 85 feet (26 metres) to the main elevation of the Panama Canal and down again. The original canal had a total of six steps (three up, three down) for a ship's passage. The total length of the lock structures, including the approach walls, is ...

  4. History of the Panama Canal - Wikipedia

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    The Panama Canal cost the United States about $375 million, including $10 million paid to Panama and $40 million paid to the French company. Although it was the most expensive construction project in US history to that time, it cost about $23 million less than the 1907 estimate despite landslides and an increase in the canal's width.

  5. Category:Panamax cruise ships - Wikipedia

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    This category is for cruise ships built to Panamax form factor, designed to fit through the Panama Canal. Pages in category "Panamax cruise ships" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.

  6. Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rica ( UK: / ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə /, US: / ˌkoʊstə -/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [ 10] is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the ...

  7. Bridge of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The Bridge of the Americas crosses the Pacific approach to the Panama Canal at Balboa, near Panama City. It was built between 1959 and 1962 by the United States at a cost of US$ 20 million. From its completion in 1962 until the opening of the parallel Centennial Bridge in 2004, the Bridge of the Americas was a key part of the Pan-American Highway.

  8. Cahuita National Park - Wikipedia

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    Cahuita National Park. Cahuita National Park area. Cahuita National Park is a terrestrial and marine national park in the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the southern Caribbean coast in Limón Province, connected to the town of Cahuita. It protects beaches and lowlands and attracts tourists and other visitors who ...

  9. Indigenous peoples of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous people of Costa Rica, or Native Costa Ricans, are the people who lived in what is now Costa Rica prior to European and African contact and the descendants of those peoples. About 114,000 indigenous people live in the country, comprising 2.4% of the total population. [ 1] Indigenous Costa Ricans strive to keep their cultural ...

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