The U.S. helped engineer Panama's independence from Colombia to build the canal, which opened in 1914. But it ceded control to Panama in 1999.

The U.S. helped engineer Panama's independence from Colombia to build the canal, which opened in 1914. But it ceded control to Panama in 1999.

Discover the incredible progress of the new canal project that promises to reshape South America’s trade routes and challenge the dominance of the Panama Canal. This ambitious infrastructure ...

South America's history has long been shaped by its vast natural resources, exploited by foreign powers from the time of Spanish and Portuguese colonization to the industrialization efforts of the ...

So, to the officials of Panama, please be guided accordingly.” It’s not clear how seriously Trump is taking his threat to reclaim control over the canal.

The Panama Canal, located at the narrowest part of the isthmus between North and South America, is one of the most strategically important waterways in the world. Last year, the canal logged ...