The Miraflores Locks museum has an observation area, movie about the construction and display area with models of the equipment used to build the locks.
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| tugs and ship going through the locks |
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| The locks fill by gravity from Lake Gatun. The locks being constructed now will fill using pumps, recirculating the water. |
There was a hospital on the island of Taboga to care for the malaria and Typhoid victims during the construction of the canal.
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| a dredging boat model caught Rick's eye |
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| this is a model of the doors on the locks |
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