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Zona del Canal

Also spelled: la Zona · Canal Zone

Definition

A strip of territory roughly 8 km on either side of the Canal, administered by the United States from 1903 to 1979. It had its own police, schools, currency and legal system, and split the country in two. Its existence is the key to understanding twentieth-century Panamanian nationalism.

Example

To get from Panama City to Colón you had to cross the Zone.Para ir de Panamá a Colón había que atravesar la Zona.

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Where it is used
Panamá, Colón
Currency
falling out of use
Origin
Creada por el Tratado Hay-Bunau Varilla de 1903.

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See also

Canal de Panamázonian9 de eneroTratados Torrijos-Carter

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