 Located in the Province of Panama about 50 kilometers (one hour drive) west from Panama City. Campana is Panama's first National Park, being legally established in 1967. The Park protects 4,816 hectares of great biological diversity. |
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 Snorkelers and scuba divers who have been to this park claim it is one of the best dive sites in all of Panama! Crystal waters and unspoiled coral reefs attract more than 200 species of marine fish. Turtle nesting sites and visits by manatees enhance the value of the park. |
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 Located in the southwest corner of the Azuero Peninsula, this 32,557 hectare park protects wild life in one of the most agriculturally devastated regions of Panama, Veraguas and Los Santos. Human population pressure, over-grazing, and seasonal burning have all contributed to the ecological decline of the central provinces. |
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 Coiba is the largest coastal island [270,125 hectares] within Panamanian waters. It used to be a maximum security prison with a bad reputation. It is the site of the largest expanse of lowland tropical forest in the entire Republic. |
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 The Gold of the Incan Empire crossed Panama on its way to Spain along the cobblestones of the Las Cruces Trail. Along that forested path you can still hear sounds that were heard by Balboa and Morgan. You can see the forested Panama of the Conquistadores five hundred years ago. |
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 This is Panama's "desert." Though not a desert in strict ecological terms [Sarigua receives more than a meter of rain each year], the salt pans, the wind-blown sand, and cacti all evoke the image of "death valley." In fact, Sarigua is a lesson in the peril of poor land management. |
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 Located on the Caribbean in the Province of Colon, this 34,846 hectare park protects coral reef communities and coastal forest. In colonial times it was the site of storehouses for the gold and silver of South America.
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 Panama's Populist leader Major General Omar Torrijos Herrera made this place famous. Legendary for his penchant for flying to remote places in bad weather, Panama's signatory to the Torrijos-Carter Treaty contributed to the establishment of this protected area by fatally crashing here during a thunderstorm, July 1983. |
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 This park, a 15 minute drive from Panama City, has numerous nature trails and is the site of extensive tropical rainforest research. Although close to the city, it is home to more than 250 species of birds and 40 species of mammals. |
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 "Amistad" means FRIENDSHIP and that is an appropriate name for this park because it is an international park shared by Costa Rica and Panama. This park is located within two Panamanian provinces, Chiriqui and Bocas del Toro.
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 25 kilometers from Panama City, Soberania National Park offers two outstanding features Pipeline Road and Las Cruces trail. Pipeline Road, long known to tropical biologists, is one for the record books. According to the Panama Audubon Society, at this site during December1992 January 1993, 525 species were recorded during the annual Christmas bird count. |
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 Baru Volcan soars to 3475 meters above sea level, the highest elevation in Panama. From its usually cloudy summit, it is occasionally possible to see both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The resplendent quetzal, a world class find, can be found here. |
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 This park preserves the main watershed of the Panama Canal. About 80% of the water needed for the canal's operation, and all the drinking water for Panama City, originates in this watershed. |
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