Group chief, Digna Benite, calls her village of Limon de Chagres, a land made of affection.
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Group chief, Digna Benite, calls her village of Limon de Chagres, a land made of affection.
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Panama has been in search of options to a long-term downside. Each time a ship passes by the Panama Canal, greater than 50 million gallons of recent water from Lake Gatun pour out into the ocean.
No person ever thought Panama may run out of water. It is without doubt one of the rainiest nations on this planet. However a pair years in the past, a drought acquired so unhealthy that the canal needed to cut back visitors by greater than a 3rd – which had a big impact on world delivery.
The Panama Canal wants extra water. Authorities have determined to get it by constructing a dam in a spot that may displace greater than 2,000 individuals alongside the Rio Indio.
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