Panama from A-Z

A

Ocean north of Panama

B

Currency of Panama

C

Country west of Panama

D

English explorer who "discovered" the Pacific ocean from Panama's shore

E

This town, the site of numerous machiine shops, was the largest town in the zone during the construction period. It became a 'ghost town'when the canal was completed.

F

Small but highly venomous snake found in Panama

G

Large man-made lake that forms largest part of Panama Canal

H

Largest monkey found in Panama

I

Large lizard found in Panama

J

Caribbean island country from which came many canal builders whose descendants continue to enrich Panamanian culture

K

Natives of the San Blas Islands

L

Transitting ships enter these to be raised or lowered to different water levels.

M

Name of first set of above at the Pacific entrance to the canal

N

Dictator of Panama who was captured and imprisoned by the U.S. after the invasion of 1989

O

Name assigned to 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama

P

Name of heavily embroidered and ruffled dress of Panamanian folk dancers

Q

In March,1975, this cruise ship, the largest in the world at that time, transitted the canal with barely a foot of clearance in the locks.

R

Period generally lasting from April-December in Panama

S

Slow-moving animal that lives in the trees in Panama

T

Head of the Guardia Nacional during the treaty negotiations

U

Country that successfully completed the building of the canal

V

Name given to highland area in western Panama

W

This phrase from Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" aptly describes life near the Panama Canal: "____ ____everywhere, nor any drop to drink.""

Y

Disease that ravaged early canal workers

Z

Nickname given to Americans living alongside the canal before the treaties of 1978