Panama opens first Central American metro

Counting down his final weeks in office, Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli on Saturday inaugurated Central America's first subway system.

But critics say the $2 billion spent on the 9-mile rail line would have been better used building a higher-capacity surface transport network and expanded bus system.

The subway is Panama's second costliest project in the past century, surpassed only by the current $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal.

Source: AP