It is part of the route that ships use to cross the Panamanian isthmus between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Along ...

Why is the canal key for the U.S.? The Panama Canal, an 82-km (51-mile) artificial waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, saves ships thousands of miles and weeks of travel.

Rubio threatens Panama’s president over canal, saying status quo is ‘unacceptable’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio is arguing that the presence of two Hong Kong companies and other Chinese ...

More than 2,000 people could be displaced by the construction of the Río Indio dam. The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem.

So Panama is looking for ways to get more water to the canal, and they've chosen this spot. A place Digna, Olegario and more than 2,000 others call home.