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Chinese entrepreneur reveals route for Nicaraguan canal
By Malcolm Moore,
Beijing 6:24PM BST 30 Jul 2013
Now that dream has moved a step closer to reality as a Chinese entrepreneur unveiled his route for a 170-mile, £26 billion waterway from the Pacific to the Caribbean.
The revelation of the route is likely to dismay environmentalists, who have complained that Lake Nicaragua, already heavily polluted with sewage, could be further harmed by the passage of some of the world’s largest supertankers.
By Malcolm Moore,
Beijing 6:24PM BST 30 Jul 2013
Now that dream has moved a step closer to reality as a Chinese entrepreneur unveiled his route for a 170-mile, £26 billion waterway from the Pacific to the Caribbean.
The revelation of the route is likely to dismay environmentalists, who have complained that Lake Nicaragua, already heavily polluted with sewage, could be further harmed by the passage of some of the world’s largest supertankers.
