Welcome to Panama

Panama is home to the newly opened

Museum of Biodiversity designed by
world-famous architect Frank Gehry
and the Smithsonian Tropical Research
We Are Here
Center, which is the only bureau of the
Smithsonian Institution based outside of
to Plan Your
the United States and is dedicated to
understanding the past, present and
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future of tropical ecosystems and their
relevance to human welfare.

The Smithsonian Tropical Research

Center grew out of the Barro Colorado
Research Station in the Panama Canal
Zone, which was established in 1923 and
PARTICIPANTS
is one of the world’s leading tropical
research organizations.

Nelson Soriano 8-900-775

Eliceth Rodríguez 6-724-1493 ECOLOGICAL
Benigna Monte 6-705-1563
Patricia Ávila 6- 706- 1681
TOURISM IN
PANAMA

Advanced Conversation II (380B)

 What activities are
carried out in ecotourism? PLACES WHERE YOU
CAN PRACTICE
ECOLOGICAL
01 Bike rides in the mountains TOURISM IN PANAMA

01  La Amistad National Park.

02 Hiking 02  Bastimentos Marine Park.

03  Gulf of Chiriquí Marine Park

What is ecotourism in 04  Baru Volcano National Park

Panama?
Observation of natural
Ecotourism (modernly known as 03
phenomena
great ecotourism in Panama) has 05  Chagres National Park
become one of the most prized
destinations in the world. Panama is
home to more bird species than in all
of North America, in addition to
migratory birds, there are about
993 endemic species.
Participation in programs to
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repopulate certain areas with trees.