Wednesday, September 2, 2009

The Panama Canal

Hello! I am one of the leaders of Panama. We want to build many tourist attractions and stores near the Panama Canal. We are aware of the beauty of this site and would like to make it more popular. We will need many items and also many workers would be helpful,too. Ideas for resources or just for types of stores and hotels would be great! Please comment! Thanks!
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Tourism in Panama


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Geography of Panama


Total Size: 78,200 square km

Size Comparison: slightly smaller than South Carolina

Geographical Coordinates: 9 00 N, 80 00 W

World Region: Central America and the Caribbean

General Terrain: interior mostly steep, rugged mountains and dissected, upland plains; coastal areas largely plains and rolling hills

Geographical Low Point: Pacific Ocean 0 m

Geographical High Point: Volcan de Chiriqui 3,475 m

Climate: tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May) 

 

 

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Trade

I am in need of electronic equipment, medical supplies, and petroleum. I am willing to trade you any of my resources for these items. 

Major Industries: construction, brewing, cement and other construction materials, sugar milling

Agricultural Products: bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables; livestock; shrimp

Natural Resources: copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower

Major Exports: bananas, shrimp, sugar, coffee, clothing

Major Imports: capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, chemicals 

Please reply if you are willing to help or if other countries are. Comment please! Thanks!
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History of Panama

 

Panama was claimed by the Spanish in 1501. Nearly two decades later, the City of Panama was established. A part of New Granada after 1739, Panama (and the rest of New Granada) left the Empire over 80 years later. At that point, Panama became part of Gran Colombia. Panama was viewed as a potential route between the Atlantic and the Pacific as far back as 1825. By 1855, the United States had bankrolled a railroad from Colon to Panama City. In 1903, Panama broke with Colombia and soon agreed to develop a canal zone that would be under US control. Eleven years later, the mighty Panama Canal was opened. Functioning as a protectorate of the US (i.e., the US guaranteed the 'independence' of the country), the US maintained that it had the right to intervene militarily when its interests were threatened, as it did in 1918. In 1936, the protectorate status was abolished and the US agreed that it would not have the right to intervene in the cities of Panama and Colon. A new canal treaty was negotiated in 1977; it provided for the Panamanians to take control of the canal in 2000. Politically, Panama experienced some instability when the country's military head (and, basically, the leader of the country) General Manuel Noriega, was indicted by the US on drug charges. Noreiga refused to resign and the US ended up freezing Panamanian assets in US banks. A year later, Noreiga nullified the results of the election (he was losing) and made himself the sole power in the country. The US responded by invading the country, capturing Noreiga, trying him in the US and convicting him.