Gatun Lake is the premier bird watching site in all of Central America. Which Monkey Island, Panama Tour Did We Take? We decided to take a Get Your Guide tour for this adventure. As I mentioned ...

The canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Before the canal, ships had to sail 13,000 miles around the tip of South America An artificial lake across Panama connects the oceans. The Gatun ...

For Panama Canal visitors, here’s a guide to experiencing and understanding the mega engineering project that captivates the world.

Stevens would dam the mighty Chagres to create the vast Gatun Lake in Panama's interior. A series of locks would raise ships from the Atlantic side to the level of the lake. The boats would cross ...

Water levels in Gatun Lake, the rainfall-fed principal reservoir that floats ships through the Panama Canal’s lock system, have “continued to decline to unprecedented levels for this time of ...