Blurred visions
The quest to link oceans has driven Central America to distraction. Review: Canal Dreamers, Jessica M Lepler, by Gavin O'Toole
Canal Dreamers: The Epic Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific in the Age of Revolutions, Jessica M Lepler, 2025, University of North Carolina Press
If ever we wanted to demonstrate the power of an idea to shape the physical world, we need look no further than Nicaragua’s dream of building an interoceanic canal.
For while it has never come to pass, de…