Culebra village

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Culebra village was a small settlement in Panama historically associated with the construction of the Panama Canal, particularly the nearby Culebra Cut.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Culebra village canonical 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former settlement ⓘ
village ⓘ
associatedWithProject United States-led construction of the Panama Canal ⓘ
category ghost town in Panama ⓘ
country Panama ⓘ
governingAuthorityDuringConstruction United States Isthmian Canal Commission ⓘ
historicalAssociation Culebra Cut ⓘ
construction of the Panama Canal ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Culebra Cut area ⓘ
linked to: Culebra Cut

Panama Canal Zone ⓘ
locatedOn Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
namedAfter Culebra Cut ⓘ
nameMeaning "Culebra" means "snake" in Spanish ⓘ
nearbyFeature Culebra Cut ⓘ
continental divide of Panama ⓘ
partOf Panama Canal construction zone ⓘ
region Central America ⓘ
role support settlement for canal construction workers ⓘ
significance important logistical center during canal excavation at Culebra Cut ⓘ
status no longer extant as an active village ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
transportConnection Panama Canal construction rail lines ⓘ
usedFor administrative support for canal works ⓘ
housing canal construction personnel ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Culebra Cut → namedAfter → Culebra village ⓘ