December 1, 2025 - Colon, Panama - Cargo and tanker ships are seen anchored just outside of Limon Bay as they wait to pass through the Panama Canal on December 1, 2025, in Colon, Panama. The Panama Canal is an 82-kilometer (51-mile) artificial waterway in Panama connecting the Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) and Pacific Oceans, dramatically cutting sea travel by thousands of miles, using a system of locks leer más and Gatun Lake to lift ships over the continental divide. Completed in 1914, it's a massive engineering feat crucial for global trade, now fully managed by Panama, and its operations depend heavily on freshwater from rainfall, facing recent challenges from drought. leer menos
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