WHO ARE WE:
Afro-Colombian and Native Communities owners of the Interoceanic Choco Canal Zone of Colombia, under the leadership of Mr. Juan Moreno, Esq. joined together and organized the Atrato Canal Private Association (Colombian laws 70/1993 and 1508/2012) in 2015.
VISION:
CANATCOL is a Private Association of the landowners of the Choco Interoceanic Canal of Colombia for Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS) that can not cross the recently built locks of the Panama Canal.
The Canal will be a 87 mile long waterway between Coredo
(6.9 3333, -77.65) to Leoncico (8.017277, -76.902789) in Choco, Colombia.
MISION:
CANATCOL’S main priority is to build the Interoceanic Canal of Colombia for ULCS that will be 85% of the fleet in year 2030.
HISTORY:
1520 First blue print of Interoceanic Canal was drafted by Alvar Saavedra de Cerón in 1520
1811 Alexander von Humboldt drafted several maps of the interoceanic connections
1855 Frederick M. Kelley and William Kennish discovered the Atrato-Truando pathway
1858 N. Michler confirmed the Kelley-Kennish findings, Reported to the US Congress in 1861 when the Civil War started.
1949 Governor of Panama Canal conducts study of the Atrato-Truando pathway
1964 Colombian law contracts with two New York Companies to do the Choco Canal Interoceanic project
1984 Colombian Law orders the construction of the Choco Interoceanic Canal
1996 Colombian Executive order contracts again with New York Company to study Choco Canal
2016 Panama Canal new locks for 14.000 TEU Ships opened
2016 Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS >18.000 TEU) unable to cross Panama new locks
2017 Colombian law 1833 grants Afro-Colombian Communities possibility of building Choco Canal
2018 International Interoceanic Canal of Choco Conference
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We are looking for a partner to redesign, build, finance, operate the Interoceanic Canal of Colombia for Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS) which can't cross the Panama Canal new locks.
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Contact Dr. Jim Gomez at Canatcol66@gmail.com
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