In 1903 the young country of Panama signed a treaty with the United States allowing the construction and control of the Panama Canal Zone. The treaty placed the Panamanians at a disadvantage resulting ...

A cargo ship sails under the Bridge of the Americas at the Panama Canal. (Matias Delacroix / Associated Press) A black, massive Hong Kong-registered ship inched its way through the churning waters of ...

(CNN) — Chinese antitrust regulators are investigating a US consortium’s deal for two ports in the Panama Canal zone, reportedly delaying the deal’s closing that was originally set for next week.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Collection consists primarily of photographs--both loose and in albums--documenting the construction of the Panama Canal and life in the Panama ...

Introduction / Rachel Schipper -- The Canal Zone: What was it? Where was it? Why was it? / Richard D. Morgan -- Architecture of the Panama Canal Zone / Edith Read Barkowitz Crouch -- The ladies, God ...

In his inaugural speech, President Donald Trump repeated his plan to regain control of the Panama Canal. Can he?

PANAMA CITY, Panama—When President Theodore Roosevelt formulated plans for the Panama Canal, there was no Panama. The country was still part of the Republic of Colombia despite bouts of on-again, ...

PANAMA CITY — A black, massive Hong Kong-registered ship inched its way through the churning waters of the Panama Canal — guided by tugboats stern and aft, and sweating Panamanians hoisting yellow ...