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Panama Canal  

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  • In 1534 the king of Spain first studied feasibility for a canal in what would eventually become the center of Panama. While the Spanish never constructed this canal, they paved a road with stones to transport gold and other riches on mules. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Panama Canal]

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