This past Sunday Heather and I went to Lago Gatún with a number of other Peace Corps trainees and several members of our host families. The group numbered around 30 in total. Lago Gatún was formed when the Panama Canal was built by damming the Chagres River. It was the largest man-made lake in the world when it was made in 1913, but has been surpassed by many lakes since then. It is the only lake in the world which drains into two oceans. It stores water during the wet season for use in the dry season. Each time a ship transits the canal 53 million gallons flow out of the lake and into the two oceans.
The weather was great and we had a wonderful relaxing time after the fast pace of our training classes.
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| Lago Gatún |
There seemed to be a problem with the swimming dock. We think one of the flotation tanks broke.
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| Peace Corps trainees enjoying the sun and water |
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| Dugout canoe near the submerging dock |
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