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It seems a bit absurd that the Panama canal isn't on that list given that it cost around $15 billion in present day dollars. And that's with 25,000+ people dyin
by bostonpete 14y ago
It seems a bit absurd that the Panama canal isn't on that list given that it cost around $15 billion in present day dollars. And that's with 25,000+ people dying in the process. I can only imagine what the cost would have been if they had take the precautions necessary to prevent most of those deaths.
- throwaway2048 14y agothey actually did take a great deal of precautions in the later American phase, like draining swamps and chemical agents to control mosquito populations. Mosquito born illness was a major factor that sunk the earlier french attempt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_measures_during_the_construction_of_the_Panama_Canal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_measures_during_the_con...