The idea of the sea-level canal appeals to the popular mind, which pictures an open ditch offering free and unobstructed navigation from sea to sea,
The Panama Canal Opens
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Balboa Discovers the Pacific – 4
Today's installment concludes Balboa Discovers the Pacific,our selection by Manuel Jose Quintana.If you have journeyed through all of the
Balboa Discovers the Pacific – 3
In the interim, two vessels, laden with provisions and carrying two hundred men, one hundred fifty of whom were soldiers commanded by Cristoval
Balboa Discovers the Pacific – 2
Balboa was transported by the prospect of glory and fortune which opened before him; he believed himself already at the gates of the East
Balboa Discovers the Pacific
This series has four easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionVasco Nuñez de Balboa, the Spanish soldier and discoverer of the Pacific Ocean, was