The Isthmus of Panama is a tiny strip of land that completely divided the world in two, and the effort to find a passage through it became one of the deadliest undertakings in history.

Writing/Research: Cooper Carr
Editing: Nick Turnbow
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LINKS LINKS LINKS:

Wendover Productions video:
   • The World's Shortcut: How the Panama ...  

BBC video:
   • How the Panama Canal was built  BBC ...  

Human Interests video:
   • Who Built the Panama Canal?  

https://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/po...

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ima...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_...

https://www.pancanal.com/eng/history/...

https://www.npr.org/2016/06/25/483523...