In his inaugural address last month, Donald Trump described the US decision to hand full control of the canal to Panama, in ...

Panama became an American ally. Interest in a canal through the Isthmus of Panama went back to 1513, when a Spanish explorer discovered it. In the Nineteenth Century, the French builder of the Suez ...

Panama’s small Chinese community traces its roots in the 19th century and the arrival of laborers who came to help build the railroad, then the canal, that cross the isthmus. | Ben Schreckinger ...

The Panama Canal is back in the headlines after President Donald Trump raised political and security concerns over the future ...

Why Panama? Travel and retirement experts point to this country's unique geographical setting. At its narrowest point, the Isthmus of Panama separates the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean Sea.

President Donald Trump has called for the US to retake control of the Panama Canal unless the cost of passage for naval and merchant ships is slashed. Trump’s refusal to rule out the use of force is a ...

Whichever analogy the reader might choose, the fact is that the current regime in DC seems intent on reclaiming what was never truly theirs on the Isthmus of Panama. Let me return to the history ...

Rarely do Panamanians unite on political topics, but threats to the ownership of the canal go to the heart of national ...

Ponant and Smithsonian Journeys' cruise to Panama and Costa Rica infused leisure with education. Why travelers should choose ...

US President Donald Trump has vowed to "take back" the Panama Canal in his inauguration speech, alleging the vital trade route is under China's control. Doubling down on his pre-inauguration ...

The 1903 agreement between the U.S. and Panama granted the U.S. control of the Canal Zone, but not ownership, as Panama retained sovereig ...