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The events of 1903 on the isthmus , which followed Colombia's refusal to ratify the Hay- Herrán Treaty , brought about a deep bitterness and resentment in Colombia toward the United States . Colombia first sought redress of her ...
The events of 1903 on the isthmus , which followed Colombia's refusal to ratify the Hay- Herrán Treaty , brought about a deep bitterness and resentment in Colombia toward the United States . Colombia first sought redress of her ...
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Colombia stood to profit more by the building of that canal than any other nation upon earth . Her territory stretching across the northwestern end of South America was without internal communi- cation or unity .
Colombia stood to profit more by the building of that canal than any other nation upon earth . Her territory stretching across the northwestern end of South America was without internal communi- cation or unity .
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Route Number Route Name Country Length Divide ( Statute Elevation Miles ) ( Feet ) 20 Tupisa - Tiati- Acanti Panama and Colombia 95 1200 Almost three times the excavation re- quired on Route 14 . 21 Arquia - Paya- Tuira Panama and 135 ...
Route Number Route Name Country Length Divide ( Statute Elevation Miles ) ( Feet ) 20 Tupisa - Tiati- Acanti Panama and Colombia 95 1200 Almost three times the excavation re- quired on Route 14 . 21 Arquia - Paya- Tuira Panama and 135 ...
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Contents
RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
Selected Abstracts Reprinted from Report of the AtlanticPacific Interoceanic Canal | 15 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
Copyright | |
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