Villagers are wary of plans to dam a river to ensure Panama Canal’s water supply by: ALMA SOLÍS, Associated Press Posted: Oct 22, 2024 / 10:03 PM PDT Updated: Oct 22, 2024 / 10:03 PM PDT ...

The canal forms the backbone of Panama’s economy, and the proposed dam would secure the water needed to ensure the canal’s uninterrupted operation at a time of increasingly erratic weather. It ...

For years, Panama has wanted to build another reservoir to supplement the main supply of water from Lake Gatun — a large manmade lake and part of the canal’s route — but a 2006 regulation ...