The Panama Canal connected the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean in 1914 but that’s not the whole story. In the U.S., it is most often thought of as a feat of engineering that demonstrated American ...

The Canal is a complex system that utilizes an artificial lake to help ships traverse between the Continental divide. Following is a transcript of the video. The Panama Canal is an engineering marvel.

BOQUETE, Panama—The travel ads and tourist brochures all call Panama a paradise. High in the pristine cloud forests of the Talamanca Cordillera, near the Continental Divide, it’s easy enough ...

In her new novel, “The Great Divide,” Cristina Henríquez tells the story of the forgotten lives behind the construction of the engineering marvel that cut a path between continents.

America, América — the history of a continental divide Greg Grandin’s superb, punchy account of the deep ties between the US and Latin America forms a powerful case for closer ties in the present ...

Of course, unlike the Panama Channel, you can’t navigate these waters—unless you are a fish: At Parting of the Waters, water actually covers the Continental Divide such that a fish could ...

The cloud forests in the Fortuna Hydrological Reserve are home to almost as many species as the entire United States. Spanning the continental divide, near the border of Panama and Costa Rica, is ...

The Panama Canal connected the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean in 1914 but that’s not the whole story. In the U.S., it is most often thought of as a feat of engineering that demonstrated American ...

The Panama Canal connected the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean in 1914 but that’s not the whole story. In the U.S., it is most often thought of as a feat of engineering that demonstrated American ...