Feasiblity of the Nicaraguan Canal

sampleswift

Last I checked, there was a German(?) attempt to make a canal through Nicaragua, but mosquitos killed the plan. Could this have actually succeeded? And if so, how?
 

Notsure

I recall that someone sent a post card of the volcano in lake Managua to US lawmakers to dissuade a US canal.

This might also stop other countries as well.
 

TRH

sampleswift said:
Last I checked, there was a German(?) attempt to make a canal through Nicaragua, but mosquitos killed the plan. Could this have actually succeeded? And if so, how?
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If the French had been less willing to sell off their Panama project, the US might have tried for Nicaragua instead. At that point, you mostly just need the identification of mosquitos as a disease vector that helped the Panama project IOTL, and implement similar measures in Nicaragua.
 

The Tai-Pan

TRH said:
If the French had been less willing to sell off their Panama project, the US might have tried for Nicaragua instead. At that point, you mostly just need the identification of mosquitos as a disease vector that helped the Panama project IOTL, and implement similar measures in Nicaragua.
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If you are objective, isn't Nicaragua the easier place to work?
 
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