What is "ecocanal"

The Nicaraguan Ecocanal is a proposed project in Nicaragua to build a shallow- draft waterway connecting the inland Lake of Nicaragua with the Caribbean Sea via the San Juan river in the south of the country. The main aim of the waterway is to provide a maritime alternative to the lengthy overland journeys that are presently required to import and export containerised cargoes through the ports of Puerto Cortes in Honduras and Puerto Limon in Costa Rica.