In 2013, a Chinese-led deal promised a $50 billion canal across Nicaragua that could rival Panama and shift power in Central America. This video breaks down why the project emerged, why the US saw it ...

More than 150 years ago, U.S. businessmen and politicians plotted the creation of a canal through the isthmus nation of Nicaragua that would link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Now, according to ...

Many hopes in Nicaragua are pinned to a plan to build a $40 billion, 173-mile route that will bring shipping from the Caribbean Sea through to the Pacific Ocean and lift the Central American country ...

MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua on Monday announced the start of work on a $50 billion shipping canal, an infrastructure project backed by China that aims to rival Panama's waterway and revitalise the ...

Nicaragua's ambitious $50 billion mega canal project faced significant challenges and ultimately failed. This video explores the importance of the Panama Canal and details the proposed Nicaragua Canal ...

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Born from “gunboat diplomacy,” the Panama Canal is under threat from US saber rattling once again. More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic and ...