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It was also an absolute blood bath. A lot of people died making it.
The video talks about it. IIRC 22,000 people died.
Lots of malaria and yellow fever. You can accomplish quite a lot if you throw enough people at it.
Still, it was an insane feat to accomplish.
The first guy in charge was a French engineer who tried to emulate the Suez Canal but that attempt was a disaster
It's amazing that the whole thing is gravity driven. Way better idea than digging a long ditch.
It was also an absolute blood bath. A lot of people died making it.