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My Name is Panama...
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Pan-a-ma’---- is a country of southeast Central America. Columbus landed on the Caribbean coast in 1502, and Vasco Nunez de Balboa first crossed the Isthmus to gaze on the Pacific Ocean in 1513. Controlled by Spain until 1821, the area then became part of Columbia. U.S. desires for an isthmian canal led to a revolution and independence in 1903. Panama is the capitol. Panama City, the capitol is the largest city of Panama. It is located in the central part of the country on the Gulf of Panama. The original city was founded in 1519. It was destroyed in 1671. It was then rebuilt a short distance away in 1673. The population of Panama City is about 389,172. The population of the country is 1, 795,012. A native of Panama is referred to as a Pan-a-ma-nian.
“It seems that if the World were to choose its Capitol the Isthmus of Panama would be appointed this illustrious destiny.”-----Simon Bolivar
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The Panama Canal A ship canal about 82 km (51 miles) long, crossing the Isthmus of Panama in the Canal Zone and connecting the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. The French began the canal waterway in 1881, but the project was abandoned in 1889. The United States gained construction rights after Panama declared its independence in 1903, and the canal was opened to traffic on August 15, 1914. A 1977 treaty stipulated that the Panamanians gain full rights of sovereignty over the canal on December 31, 1999.
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Escape to Panama... when you get there enjoy a cup of Cafe Duran,
the best coffee in all the world!
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Battleship Trivia: The height and width of the proud modern American Battleships
were originally determined by insuring they were able to safely pass
beneath the Brooklyn Bridge and through the Panama Canal.
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Home is the Sailor.. home from the sea...
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Picture credits: Author, US Navy archives, Naval Historical Society and Panama Canal Archives
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