AdvertisementNicaraguan Canal Project Unearths Ancient Relics, AnimositiesFebruary 06, 2015Jasmine GarsdfacebookEmailProtesters burn tires to demonstrate against the inter-oceanic canal in Rivas, Nicaragua, on Dec. 22, 2014. HKND Group, a Chinese company, began work on a $50 billion canal, an ambitious rival to the Panama Canal. (AFP/Getty Images)