Archive for May, 2008
Punta Chame, Panama
Punta Chame is a great beach to pass a nice day and besides some swimming enjoy the many sea and shore bird in the area. Its only an hour and a half drive from Panama City, after passing Capira and the Campana hills you turn left when you see the Punta Chame sign and that [...]
Read More..>>San Lorenzo National Park
From sanlorenzo.org.pa: “San Lorenzo National Park. Spread over the west bank of the Panama Canal, on the Atlantic coast, the San Lorenzo Protected Area includes 9,653 hectares (about 23,852 acres) of forests, mangroves and pastures, as well as 20 km (12 miles) of coastline.
We know of almost 600 species of vertebrates, a third of all [...]
El Valle de Anton
El Valle is a great place for a day trip from Panama or even to stay there for a few days. A good Hotel I can recommend is Los Capitanes where the German owner Captain Manfred will be glad to show you around and even organize trips to Rio Indio on the other side of [...]
Read More..>>Toucans in Panama
Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics, they are brightly marked and have large, colorful bills. Toucans mostly eat fruits and berries and sometimes insects. In Panama there are a variety of Toucans that can be found mostly we see the Rainbow Billed Toucan, the Yellow Throated Toucan, the collared Aracari but there are [...]
Read More..>>La Laguna de San Carlos
La Laguna de San Carlos is a great place to visit and it seams its a well guarded secret as not many folks know about it. How to get there? Drive along the Panamerican Highway to the interior, shortly before coming to Coronado there is a pedestrian crossover and right there take a right turn [...]
Read More..>>Motmots in Panama
The motmots or Momotidae are a family of tropical birds in the near passerine order Coraciiforme. Motmots eat small prey such as insects and lizards, and will also take fruit. Motmots nest in tunnels in banks. The long racket tipped tail feathers is believed to function as a sexual signal in the turquoise-browed motmot. The [...]
Read More..>>Coiba Nataional Park, Panama
Description of the Video on YouTube.com: “While working for Lindblad Expitions I was fortunate enough to vist some amazing places and on the journey I find myself at Coiba National Park. Coiba Nataional Park is the third -largest marine park in the world, this former colony made for a perfect place to spend a day birdwatching [...]
Read More..>>Achiote Road
To get to the Achiote Road you need to cross the Canal at the Gatun Locks in Colon, then cross the bridge at the Gatun Dam and head along the Gatun Lake, the at around La Treinticinco turn right direction to the Achiote Village, now a few miles before the Village is a small parking [...]
Read More..>>Hummingbirds in Panama
Most hummingbirds show us some beautiful and shimmering colors and impress with their hovering flight abilities. We count many hummingbird species in Panama such as the Hairy Hermit, the Green Hermit, the Green Fronted Lancebill, the White Necked Jacobin (see attached image), the Violet Sabrewing, the Blue Tailed Emerald, the Fiery throated Hummingbird and many [...]
Read More..>>Plantation Road
The entrance to the Plantation Road is a short few miles at the right hand side, after the Summit Garden on the road leading to Gamboa, the same entrance as to the Canopy Tower but a left turn at the gate. A sign at the entrance of the Plantation road reads: “During the construction of [...]
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