Question

Name two geographic obstacles and one political obstacle that stood in the way of the construction of the Panama Canal. How did engineers and politicians overcome these obstacles?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Panama was very mountainous and too much volcanic activity in Nicaragua were geographical obstacles. A political obstacle was the United States had to negotiate with Colombia to obtain the right to build a canal in Panama.

They blasted through tons of mountain stone and built a complex series of locks to move ships across the isthmus. The U.S. and Columbia signed the 1903 Hay-Herran Treaty.