Things to do in Panama About Coiba National Park General data It is located in the Pacific south of the Province of Veraguas, with an area of 270,125 hectares, protecting marine, insular and coastal ecosystems. Within this Park are the island areas of Isla Coiba, Ranchería (Coibita), Jicarón, Jicarita, Afuerita, Canal de Afuera, Uvas, Contreras and Brincanco (153,582 hectares), as we... Read More
Things to do in Panama The Darien National Park, created in 1980, has an approximate area of 560,000 hectares, which represents 33.6% of the total surface of the province of Darien. The Park is the largest of all the National Parks of Panama and the largest protected area in Central America and the Caribbean. This tropical forest is located east of the country, bordering the Repu... Read More
Things to do in Panama Hidden beaches, crystal clear waters, white sands and thick jungle make this destination an earthly paradise. There lives a gnabe community and animals as wonderful as the lazy pygmy and the red frog. For some, this could be the most beautiful island of our country. The assertion may seem daring, but certainly Escudo de Veraguas is a magical place for tourists. It is with... Read More
Things to do in Panama Santa Fe National Park is located at the north of the Veraguas province. It is a highland location with 72,636 hectares of mainly evergreen forest (95% of its surface) with several tree species. The park covers lands in both pacific and caribbean slopes, it is basically all the mountainous area in the northern part of Veraguas and includes six main rivers: Calovébora, Ve... Read More
Things to do in Panama The Metropolitan National Park is a 232 hectares forest located in Panama City. It is the only protected area with tropical forest in Central America that is located within city boundaries. The Park became protected by law as of July 5th, 1985.This place is perfect for nature lovers as it offers several walking trails around the park for you to enjoy the great diversity o... Read More
Things to do in Panama Soberania National Park is located close to the eastern banks of the Panama Canal and it is only a 25 minutes drive from Panama City. The park area is around 55,000 acres and it extends all the way to Colon Province. This park has one of the richest diversity of species you can imagine including 105 species of mammals, 79 reptiles, 55 amphibians, 36 freshwater fi... Read More
Things to do in Panama Isla Bastimentos National Marine Parks covers an area of 13,226 hectares, 11, 596 of which are marine area. Located in Bocas del Toro Archipelago, stretching from Playa Larga to Zapatillas Cays and the central part of Bastimentos Island including the mangroves area south of it, this park is a must see attraction in Bocas del Toro province. The park is home of the largest ... Read More
Things to do in Panama El Cope National park, Panama was created in 1986, on the country’s Central Cordillera which is the watershed between the Panamanian Caribbean and the Pacific. It’s a forest reserve of rubber and nispero (Manilkara zapota) in the cloud forest of the center of the Isthmus. Accessible by road from the town of Penonome. The park has an administrative office, an informati... Read More
Things to do in Panama La Amistad International Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site created jointly by Panama and Costa Rica governments in order to protect several endangered species that live in the shared region that lies along the Talamanca mountain range.The park is popularly known as PILA for its spanish intials (Parque Internacional La Amistad) and it covers an area of 401,000 hectares,... Read More
Things to do in Panama In the central provinces of the country we have beautiful masisos that are not part of the Central Cordillera very little explored by adventurers and mountaineers one of these is the Masiso the Canajagua where its main elevation is the hill that bears the same name with a height of 830 meters above sea level, exactly located in the Province of Los Santos forms the politic... Read More