Radiance of the Seas Panama Canal Cruise, April 2002

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Colon

Gatun Locks
& Gatun Lake

The
Gallard Cut

Pedro Miguel
Locks

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Colon

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Gatun Locks & Gatun Lake

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Approaching Gatun Locks (From the Atlantic)



Attaching the Radiance of the Seas to the Locomotive Mules		The Locomotive Mules Weight: 50 tons, Towing Capacity: 70,000 pounds, Max towing speed: 5 mph, Horsepower: 170 (old model) – 290 (new model)


Gatun Locks		A Tight Fit



Gatun Locks (overlooking the Caribbean Sea)	Gatun Dam

Gallard Cut

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Gold Hill	Gold Hill (Left), Contractors Hill (Right)	Tropical Rain in the Gallard Cut

Pedro Miguel Locks

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Pedro Miguel Locks overlooking Miraflores Lake	Pedro Miguel Locks from Miraflores Lake

Miraflores Locks

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Miraflores Locks		Miraflores Locks from the Atlantic

Balboa

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Panama City	The Bridge of Americas Built in 1962, this is the only highway link between north & south America. The bridge is almost a mile in length and stands approx. 400 ft above the Canal.