Tripatini contributor Keith Kellett writes:

"What we saw was truly a marvel of engineering. We compared these locks with the Five Rise Locks at Bingley in West Yorkshire and the Caen Hill Locks in Wiltshire, England, and there was just no comparison. Two-stage Miraflores is perhaps the best known of the three, 1.8 kilometres (just over one mile) long and raising/lowering ships 16 metres (54 feet). There´s a visitor centre where people can watch the operation (which usually takes about a half hour)."

Read more in his post Impressions of Panama City and the Canal.

Keith Kellett