Dismantling Gatun

Above, contractors for the Panama Canal Authority are dismantling the New Town part of Gatun, the wooden duplexes east of the swimming pool. If the decision is made to finish the Third Cut (below) and build a new set of locks for post-Panamax ships, then these houses would be in the way.
Photos by Eric Jackson

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