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On this day - 17 November 1869 โ€“ Opening Suez Canal

The opening of Suez Canal in 1869, provided the shortest ocean link from Britain to the Far East by making the long journey around the Cape of Good Hope unnecessary.It took approximately 120 days to travel from Europe to Singapore (back and forth), and the initial route had to pass the Cape of Good Hope which is located at the south end of the African continent. The journey was unsafe as the weather there were always unfavorable.ย 

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El Consejo Mundial de Ingenieros Civiles a travรฉs el Comitรฉ Permanente de Construcciรณn lo invita a participar en el Foro de Combate a la Corrupciรณn 2022 "El Desafรญo de Decirle No a la Corrupciรณn" dentro del programa "Hablemos de Ingenierรญa Civil"
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