Preview of Jim.green'sblog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Panama City, Panama Entry Title: "Scenic Sights of Panama City" Entry: "I have been in Panama City for almost two weeks and now have a few photographs to show. Panama Viejo Starting with Panama Viejo, the old Panama City founded in 1519 by Spain. It was a thriving city that provided a port for ships carrying plundered gold up the coast of South America. It was destroyed by the Pirate Henry Morgan in 1671. There is only a church tower and some stone walls left standing. Panama C**** The next pictures are of the c****. At the time of Panama Viejo the gold was carried by mules across the swampy land for about 40 miles. Then it was loaded onto small boats to float down the Rio Chagres to the Caribbean Ocean where it was reloaded on ships and sent to Spain. The modern locks were completed around 1915, after efforts by the French and then American engineers to build them. It is incredible that they are still working after 90 years. The new locks will be added on the north side of the c**** in a wye configuration so that both old and new locks can be used simultaneously. The new locks are also being built to conserve water. There is an interesting museum in Caso Viejo that has pictures and movies of the c**** construction. Unfortunately all the description boards are in Spanish. That's more ...
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