100 years of the 100 years of the canal Panama.canal Panama.

M a d e l i n e B o n i l l aM a d e l i n e B o n i l l aV i c t o r A n d r a d eV i c t o r A n d r a d eK a t h e r i n e G o n z a l e sK a t h e r i n e G o n z a l e sL u i s m o r e n o .L u i s m o r e n o .

BeforeBeforeThere were There were thousands of thousands of

people from other people from other nations for nations for

example chinese , example chinese , antillean and antillean and french more french more

involved in the involved in the workwork ..

People involvedPeople involved

Present day Present day Mechanics, Mechanics, architects, architects, engineers, engineers,

electronics, electronics, accounting, accounting, securities securities guards and guards and

millions millions more.more.

the the main problems were main problems were malaria, yellow fever, malaria, yellow fever, after problems were found after problems were found in the contruction in the contruction rocky rocky ground where thousands of ground where thousands of men with picks and shovels men with picks and shovels and finally tons of dynamite and finally tons of dynamite were used, cut the snake so were used, cut the snake so difficult difficult terrenoyterrenoy the the economiceconomic

Contruction problemContruction problem

was improving its was improving its service, improved service, improved

communities are in communities are in many other games many other games

contruction broader contruction broader current locks that current locks that

work is expected to work is expected to finish in 2016.finish in 2016.

Process of evoluction of the Process of evoluction of the panama canal.panama canal.

Minister canal, Minister canal, canal canal

administrator, administrator, board of board of

directors and directors and employeesemployees

Organization of the panama Organization of the panama canalcanal .

ship enters the locks ship enters the locks open the locks are open the locks are filled with water filled with water boat to the high water boat to the high water level becomes true level becomes true open locks the boat open locks the boat passes the desired passes the desired level and continues level and continues its navigation.its navigation.

Process used entering the canalProcess used entering the canal