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Panama Travel – Exploring the Panama Canal

By on October 10, 2012 2
 

No Panama travel trip is complete without a visit or a sail through the Panama Canal.

Photo of the Day: Miraflores Locks Panama Canal

By on September 11, 2010 0
 

Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel locks upstream. In the Miraflores locks, vessels are lifted (or lowered) in three stages totalling 8 m, allowing them to transit to or [...]

Photo of the Day: Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal

By on February 10, 2010 0
 

A large cargo ship passes through the Miraflores Locks as it’s being guided by the “mules” which are electric locomotive engines that provide side-to-side and braking control. Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal and the name of the small lake that separates these locks [...]