She describes the notorious segregated system of pay that existed both during the U.S. construction of the canal (1903-1914) and for decades afterward in the U.S.-administered Panama Canal Zone, a ...

Object Details Alternate Name Biological Survey of Panama, 1910-1912 Description The Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone was conducted by the Smithsonian Institution between 1910 and 1912. It ...

Rubio, traveling to the Central American country and touring the Panama Canal on his first foreign trip as top U.S. diplomat, held face-to-face talks with Mulino, who has resisted pressure from ...

The United States also used land in Panama for a variety of military activities, from training astronauts (Neil Armstrong trained in jungle survival at an Air Force base in the Canal Zone) to ...

has foolishly been given to the country of Panama after the United States…spent more money than ever spent on a project before and lost 38,000 lives in the building of the Panama Canal. We have ...

They have a standing military of an estimated 80,000 personnel. The Panama Canal Zone is 50 miles long and 10 miles wide. The terrain is a mix of jungle, lakes, agricultural land and urban sprawl.

Panama's decision to walk away from it was seen as a concession to the U.S. over the canal after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Panamanian leader José Raúl Mulino on Sunday that ...

A citizens’ coalition on Wednesday asked Panama’s Supreme Court to declare “unconstitutional” a controversial agreement signed last week that allows the United States to deploy troops in the Canal ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama could prove to be the most contentious on the itinerary.

I have lived in the former Panama Canal Zone for almost two years. The neighborhood across the street from my own was previously inhabited by the 193 Infantry.