The Nicaraguan Transit Route From 1849-1853

Author

Roberta Holland Upton

Publication Date

5-13-1965

Abstract

Although the Isthmus of Panama was to become, and is today, the principal point of passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, considerable interest has been aroused periodically by the potential of a route in Nicaragua. The focal points of interest in Nicaragua have been the San Juan River and the Lake of Nicaragua which create a natural water passage for all but twelve of the 194 miles between Atlantic and Pacific. Yet, although men have dreamed of and planned for a passage through Nicaragua since the Sixteenth Century, the immediate pressures for transportation between the two oceans have been such that a rapidly completed overland route has promised greater rewards and more safety than an extensive and speculative canal.

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Latin American Studies

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Latin American Studies

First Committee Member (Chair)

Donald Colgett Cutter

Second Committee Member

Edwin Lieuwen

Third Committee Member

Burton LeRoy Gordon

Fourth Committee Member

Pelayo Hipolito Fernández

Recommended Citation

Upton, Roberta Holland. "The Nicaraguan Transit Route From 1849-1853." (1965). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ltam_etds/76