Last week, I shared some photos of the Panama Canal and explained how the lock systems work to move ships from ocean to ocean. This week, we’ll dive deeper into Panama’s unique environment, and how the country harnesses the power of water.
Unlike the Northern Hemisphere, where it’s winter now in February, it’s verano, or summer, in Panama. There aren’t four seasons like you’re used to in Tennessee, but two main seasons: the wet or rainy season, and the dry season.
Now that it’s the dry season, rain is very uncommon, but not unheard of. There’s a nice breeze, it’s not too hot, and it’s summer vacation for the schools. The rainy season is from around May to December when it usually rains nearly every day.
As you all now know, Panama is a bridge of land between North and South America. It’s surrounded by water on two sides: the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The Panama Canal connects these two oceans and allows ships to pass through the continent so they don’t have to go all the way around Cape Horn, the southernmost tip of South America.
