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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..>>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..>>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..>>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 [...]
Read More..>>The Pipeline Road
The famous Pipeline Road (Camino del Oleoducto) is one of the top spots for birdwatching. To get there you fallow the road along the Panama Canal all the way to Gamboa, once you cross the bridge at Gamboa (over the Chagres River) you follow the road always straight ahead, passing the big Hercules crane from the [...]
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