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Between the Locks (3)

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Adele D. Oliver

Community Manager, Lotusland, Canada

Between the Locks (3)

travelling through the Gaillard Cut one sees the terrasses and fortifications on the manmade mountains to avoid erosion and run-off from the rain (which falls quite often).
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The Gaillard Cut, or Culebra Cut, is an artificial valley that forms part of the Panama Canal, linking Lake Gatún, and thereby the Atlantic Ocean, to the Gulf of Panama and hence the Pacific Ocean. It is 12.6 km (7.8 mi) from the Pedro Miguel lock on the Pacific side to the Chagres River arm of Lake Gatun, with a water level 26 m (85 ft) above sea level.
(thank you, Wikipedia)

Comentarios 18

Pierre LAVILLE 04/07/2011 12:06
Une photo magnifique
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Amitiés Pierre
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Leeb Monika 03/07/2011 11:08
Dieser Man-Made Mountain muss ordentliche Dimensionen haben, können Menschen doch Berge versetzen?
LG monika
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Canan Oner 02/07/2011 9:49
Looks like the Aztec pyramids Adele...
Great shot again..Thanks for the info..
Have a wonderful weekend,
Hugs,
Canan
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Majid mehraban 02/07/2011 7:33
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Tatjana Puc Kous 01/07/2011 16:21
Great compo and interesting nature!!
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Darek Canonfun 01/07/2011 15:57
I'ts Fantastic
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Werner R. Albert 01/07/2011 12:20
An interesting construction, bad weather.
hugs
Werner
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DRAGA PUC 01/07/2011 10:05
on a special distant planet? Grerat editing*
have a nice weekend adele
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s. sabine krause 01/07/2011 8:26
in a way it's even vaguely reminiscent of those old maya/inka temples and monuments – so it doesn't look "half as atrocious" as you'd think… ; )) great shot again, adele! i like how the terrassed hill is protruding from the very light waters, looking like a strange green hat! hugs, sabine.
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Maria Grazia Bacino 01/07/2011 7:02
molto bella!!!!!!
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Frederick Mann 01/07/2011 5:55

it's part of this masterpiece of engineering
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Silvia Corvalan 01/07/2011 2:59
What a beautiful trip! And wonderful images...!
Thank you for your unconditional company, it's so nice to know you be there!
Big hug!
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Ruth Hutsteiner 01/07/2011 0:14
I think these interesting-looking manmade mountains are important. They detain the erosion and let the rains run off more controlled.
For me it´s fascinating to get to know about it. I never have seen something like this.
hugs
Ruth

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Rainer Golembiewski 30/06/2011 23:27
sehr gross und beeindruckend - was sind das für Terrassen?
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Joëlle Millet 30/06/2011 23:26
Un paysage à couper le souffle tant c'est grandiose . Amitiés . Joëlle
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