The Panama Canal took 10+ years to construct because construction workers only worked on it once every two weeks. This was because they were faced with difficult weather trying to build it. Difficulties such as land sliding, rain, costs, inadequate machinery, and the threat of yellow fever and malaria.
The best climate control elevation that clarifies the difference in vegetation and terrain between the two sides of the mountain - the basin floors beyond Leeward side.
The height determines the temperature of the area, which determines the vegetation. As more rainfall is recorded towards the wind, evergreen trees are also found there.
