Having spent 18 years of my life there, I have a more than casual attachment to the section of Panama formerly known as the Canal Zone. I have included some links to sites concerning Panama and the Canal if you are interested in obtaining more info.
This is the official Panama Canal website. There is a lot of good general info here, be sure to check out the webcam where you can view a ship transiting the Canal in realtime.
The Panama Canal Society is a group of "Zonians" who have banded together to promote a sense of community amongst those who used to live in the Canal Zone and Panama.
Here is a brief history of the Canal compiled by Tyler Jones.
A map of the Isthmus
of Panama
Famous Clipper Ships
is a compendium of a few Clipper ships of historical
significance.
Wooden Ship Models depicts
an ongoing construction of the "Cutty Sark", the last surviving Clipper
in the world.
