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 ...

"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.

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 ...