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Gatun lake is man made. There was no lake as such prior to the building of the canal. There also weren’t a lot of people living in the area of what is now Gat
by cykotic 3y ago
Gatun lake is man made. There was no lake as such prior to the building of the canal. There also weren’t a lot of people living in the area of what is now Gatun lake. Between Colon and Panama City was very sparsely populated.
- ornel 3y agoAbout 40k people were displaced after building the Canal, not necessarily because they were in the way[0]. We like it there and I'd rather have fresh water than have the canal 0. https://www.amazon.com/Erased-Untold-Story-Panama-Canal/dp/0674984447 https://www.amazon.com/Erased-Untold-Story-Panama-Canal/dp/0...
- cykotic 3y agoI’m surprised it’s that many people. I’d be interested to know if the displaced people primarily lived near the railroad. Colon was a small city back then so I did not think it could be so many people. We in the Zone weren’t taught much about the darker side of the building of the canal.