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Not the main reason. As always, politics really ruled with US-Columbia relations factoring in heavily (Panama was a province of Columbia early on in planning),
by jabits 11y ago
Not the main reason. As always, politics really ruled with US-Columbia relations factoring in heavily (Panama was a province of Columbia early on in planning), as well as the existing US-owned Panama Railway.
- yc1010 11y agoThere was a good documentary on PBC about the canal recently, the US basically staged a coup for Panama to gain independence from Columbia and in return got their Canal Zone
- GnarfGnarf 11y agoColOmbia?
- yc1010 11y agoRight thanks
- ninguem2 11y agoIt's Colombia, please.
- jotm 11y agoMost effective way to piss of a Colombian is to call their country Columbia :-)