Drought Restrictions on the Panama Canal

Hopefully, a well-placed hurricane will end the drought problems.

 

Interesting, I’m going to Panama City EOM for 5 days, a guys trip of debauchery but also to check out the situation for ex pats (real estate etc). I didn’t think I’d have to worry about drought on the equator.

 

Don’t get them down there at best small effects but no landfalls. Too far south.

 

I don’t really know how the Panama Canal works. Is it freshwater? Why wouldn’t it be saltwater and if so how would there be a water shortage?

 

Without googling it I think the locks serve to raise the ships to a big inland freshwater lake and seawater doesn’t enter it. I guess I’ll find out on my trip.

 

Some of my photos of the canal. I know they're somewhat off-topic but I think they give a feel of what the canal really looks like. The first two are ships (cruise ship and tanker) transiting the Miraflores locks. The third is the view from inside a lock.

 

Ships lined up waiting to transit the canal.

 

Yep, the canal is not at sea level all the way across Panama. The locks that raise and lower the vessels transiting use fresh water e.g. that lake you mentioned.

 

interesting I’ll read up on it. Ultimately I need to be somewhere near the action.

 

Curious, why panama?

 

Nice find. Wow

 

If everyone on Too Hot pitches in like 25k I think we have enough.

 

A Too Hot timeshare. Will it be staffed with local professionals

 

i went to a little surf town Tamarindo a million years ago. I’m guessing it’s all commercialized now but back then it was amazing. The West cost surfers didn’t like East coasters. Kinda like a Point Break version of Tupac and Biggie. Your place gives me A similar relaxed vibe. Miss those days sometimes