Panama Canal: The Brutal Conditions Endured To Build A Marvel | Super Structures Episode 7

Deep in the jungles of Central America, man has battled nature to build an engineering marvel. Its epic story continues to astonish us! Its dimensions defy imagination! It’s price…thousands of lives. It’s the crossroads of the world’s economy. Many have gone to war over it.

52 min - History - Spark

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