The Panama Canal's water levels have been dwindling, and this shift will have significant economic consequences for the ...

The Panama Canal Zone, a 553 square mile area that for about ... Hospitals, schools, and housing developments were built across the U.S.-governed territory, which was part military base, part ...

The critical waterway has a complex history. Why does Trump want it back? And what does China have to do with it?

In 1903 the young country of Panama signed a treaty with the United States allowing the construction and control of the Panama Canal Zone. The treaty placed the Panamanians at a disadvantage ...

Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez Canal, led the project. His plan called for a sea-level canal to be dug along the path of the Panama Railroad ... secured a canal zone and rights to ...

"Those are going to raise costs for food and for car insurance and for housing for American families far more than the rates the Panama Canal Zone are charging," said Auchincloss.

The Panama Canal's water levels have been dwindling, and this shift will have significant economic consequences for the region. To combat the change, the Panama government approved the Rio Indio ...