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The Panama Canal in Central America is currently used for much of the shipping of goods between Asia and the East Coast of the United States. Even so, since at least the mid-1800s. there has been interest in constructing canal through another location in Central America, Nicaragua, to the north of the Panama Canal has long been proposed as a site for this canal. There are several reasons why some people support this proposal.

First, a canal through Nicaragua would facilitate faster transport of goods between Asia and the East Coast of the United States. Ships coming from Asia have to travel farther south to reach the Panama Canal than they would to reach a canal in Nicaragua. Building a canal through Nicaragua would cut about 500 nautical miles off the journey between Asia and the East Coast of the United States.

Second, canal through Nicaragua could allow for the transit of larger ships. As global trade over long distances grows in importance, shipping companies may try to increase efficiency by constructing larger freighter ships. The Panama Canal can handle ships carrying up to approximately 13, 000 containers of goods. A canal through Nicaragua could be designed to accommodate ships that can carry several thousand more containers of goods at time.

Third, a canal through Nicaragua would be an opportunity to improve the environment. The builders of the canal have committed to compensate for environmental disruption caused by construction. For example, in order to offset the removal of trees in the path of the canal, the builders have agreed to plant a large number of trees in areas disrupted by the construction. In addition, they are also planning to replace trees in areas of Nicaragua where deforestation is already an extensive problem. These efforts to repair environmental damage will make significant improvements to the land.