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South America 105 years ago today: Opening of the Panama Canal (15 Aug 1914) https://buff.ly/2yYa2cU After ten years construction, the Panama Canal was opened in 1914, connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific via the Caribbean and effectively changing the geography of the Americas. Central America and northern South America gained a new strategic importance from their proximity to the canal, while the rich southern nations of Argentina and Chile faced economic downturn as maritime traffic around Cape Horn fell. #southamerica #history #welovehistory #welovemaps #map #1910s #20thcentury #modernhistory #1914 #latinamerica #august #august15 #centralamerica #panamacanal #ushistory #americanhistory #panama #panamacanalzone #southerncone #capehorn #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics (at Panama City, Panama) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1LUtJVAqQ1/?igshid=126m0p315j0yr

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North America 104 years ago today: Occupation of Veracruz (20 Aug 1914) https://omniatlas.com/maps/northamerica/19140820/ In 1913, General Huerta had seized power in Mexico in a bloody coup, much to the dislike of the US government (although with the unauthorized backing of the US ambassador). When Mexican forces temporarily arrested some US sailors at Tampico a year later, the US disregarded a Mexican apology and retaliated by occupying the major port of Veracruz until Huerta had been overthrown. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #map #1910s #1914 #americanhistory #august #august20 #tampico #mexicanhistory #mexico #panama #panamacanalzone #usa #unitedstates #mexicanrevolution #veracruz #worldwari #maps #canada #panchovilla #revolution #imperialism #zapata (at Veracruz)

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South America 1970: Exporting the Revolution (30 Jul 1970) http://omniatlas.com/maps/southamerica/19700730/ The success of the Cuban Revolution inspired revolts and left-wing insurgencies across the Americas. However, most of these movements lacked widespread popular support and were suppressed within a decade. A major exception was in Colombia, where a government attempt to crush Communist enclaves left after the 1948-58 civil war marked the beginning of more than fifty years of armed conflict. #southamerica #history #welovemaps #1970 #1970s #argentina #barbados #bolivia #brazil #britishempire_commonwealth #colombia #costarica #cuba #dominicanrepublic #elsalvador #greatbritain #guyana #honduras #july #july30 #maps #nicaragua #panama #panamacanalzone #paraguay #southamerica #unitedstates #uruguay (at La Paz, Bolivia)

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North America 113 years ago today: Panamian Rebellion (04 May 1904) http://omniatlas.com/maps/northamerica/19040504/ The American gains against Spain increased its interest in procuring a Central American canal to link its Atlantic and Pacific possessions. In 1902, the US purchased the remnants of the failed French attempt to build a canal through Panama, then part of war-torn Colombia. When negotiations with Colombia stalled, the US backed a Panamanian rebellion and gained the rights to a canal that way. Work started in 1904 and the Panama Canal was completed ten years later. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #1900s #1904 #alaska #americanhistory #bahiahonda #canada #canadianhistory #centralamerica #colombia #cruzobmaya #cuba #germany #greatbritain #guantanamobay #italy #maps #may #may4 #mexicanhistory #mexico #panama #panamacanalzone #unitedstates #venezuela #yucatan (at Panama City, Panama)

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Driving on top of the Gatun Lock ! #panamacanalzone #panamacanal #gatunlocks (at Gatun Locks Panama Canal)

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About 2/3 of the way thru the Panama Canal from the Caribbean Sea. The Centennial Bridge crosses the famed Culebra Cut, opened in 2004, it carries 6 lanes of the Pan-American Highway. #panamacanalzone #culebracut #centennialbridgepanama #panamericanhighway (at Centennial Bridge, Panama)

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Our entertaining ship's photographer posing for the camera. #shipsphotographer #panamacanalzone (at Gatun Locks Panama Canal)