Often called one of the seven modern wonders of the world, the Panama Canal splits the continents of North and South America and launched a new era in global commerce when it opened in 1914.

There are two main options for boat tours, with one offering trips down the canal’s path that depart from Panama City on the Pacific side or Colon on the Atlantic, and the other visiting Gatún ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama—President Trump’s reasons for wanting control of the Panama Canal can be found at either end of the interoceanic waterway. Every day, dozens of cargo ships pass by blue ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — The administrator of the Panama Canal said Friday that the vital waterway will remain in Panamanian hands and open to commerce from all countries, rejecting claims by ...

Cargo ships wait to transit the Panama Canal in Panama City, on June 28 ... security concerns from US officials and were cited by Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick for secretary ...

On a sunny day last week, a group of American teen-agers marched up and raised a U.S. flag over their high school at Balboa in the Panama Canal Zone ... In the city of Colón, 38 miles away ...

PANAMA CITY — Panama’s President José Mulino ... to rule out the use of military force to take back the Panama Canal, which the U.S. ceded to Panama a quarter-century ago.

PANAMA CITY (AP) — The administrator of the Panama Canal said Friday that the vital waterway will remain in Panamanian hands and open to commerce from all countries, rejecting claims by ...

MEXICO CITY — President Trump said Monday that the United States would reassert control over the Panama Canal, the strategic, U.S.-built waterway that Washington handed over to the Panamanian ...

The canal, located on the outskirts of the capital, Panama City, is one of the world's busiest trade passages. It is a 51-mile artificial waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans ...

President Donald Trump used his second inaugural address to repeat criticisms of Panama and its operation ... s influence in Panama City. The U.S. built the Panama Canal and controlled the crucial ...

Republicans hoping to thwart Beijing’s influence in Latin America are urging the Panamanian government to cut ties with Chinese entities.