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  2. Panama Canal locks - Wikipedia

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    The Panama Canal locks (Spanish: Esclusas del Canal de Panamá) are a lock system that lifts ships up 85 feet (26 metres) to the main elevation of the Panama Canal and down again. The original canal had a total of six steps (three up, three down) for a ship's passage. The total length of the lock structures, including the approach walls, is ...

  3. Panama Canal - Wikipedia

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    Location of Panama between the Pacific Ocean (bottom) and the Caribbean Sea (top), with the canal at top center. The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82-kilometer (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade.

  4. History of the Panama Canal - Wikipedia

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    Miraflores Locks in 2004. The idea of the Panama Canal dates back to 1513, when the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa first crossed the Isthmus of Panama. This narrow land bridge between North and South America was a fine location to dig a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The earliest European colonists ...

  5. Frente Indígena de Organizaciones Binacionales - Wikipedia

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    The consulate calls us to say 'I need an interpreter in this language.'" [10] Another example of the FIOB's effort to preserve indigenous languages and create interpreters is the bilingual school named “El Pipila'' in the Obrera neighborhood in Tijuana that teaches Mixtec and Spanish.

  6. List of countries and territories where Spanish is an ...

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    Ñ-shaped animation showing flags of some countries and territories where Spanish is spoken. Spanish is the official language (either by law or de facto) in 20 sovereign states (including Equatorial Guinea, where it is official but not a native language), one dependent territory, and one partially recognized state, totaling around 442 million people.

  7. Etiquette in Latin America - Wikipedia

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    Although tied more closely to France than to Spain or Portugal, the etiquette regarding Haiti is similar to other Latin American countries. [8]Haitians take proper behavior seriously and this includes good manners, clean appearances at all times, a moderate tone in one's speech, and avoidance of any profanity or public "scenes", as these are all important indicators of one's social class.

  8. Locksmithing - Wikipedia

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    Locksmithing is the science and art of making and defeating locks. Locksmithing is a traditional trade and in many countries requires completion of an apprenticeship. The level of formal education legally required varies from country to country from none at all, to a simple training certificate awarded by an employer, to a full diploma from an ...

  9. Hispanic America - Wikipedia

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    The region known as Hispanic America (Spanish: Hispanoamérica or América Hispana) and historically as Spanish America (América Española) is all the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas. [ 1 ][ 2 ] In all of these countries, Spanish is the main language - sometimes sharing official status with one or more indigenous languages (such as ...