The Construction of the Pamama Canal. (Connects the Atlantic to the Pacific)
Here us a short excerpt from my book called "Running For Home". This particular part shows how many lives were sacrificed to build a canal of this proportion:
"The earliest attempt at constructing a canal began in 1880 by the French but after the death of 21,900 workers from various diseases and also landslides, it was abandoned. A second attempt by the Americans saw the canal completed but not before another 5,600 more deaths had occurred. The canal was opened in 1914".
This is staggering and I did not appreciate this fact when I first travelled through this canal which is truly an awe inspiring experience
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