Visit an Embera Community in Gatun Lake – A unique experience

by:  Anne Kehmeier, Intern Luckily I had the chance to join an exciting EcoCircuitos tour to the indigenous village of the Embera Drua people to get to know their lifestyles and traditions. Accompanied by a great naturalist guide we started our trip with a ride through the Canal Zone and the nice Soberania National Park [...]

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Transpanama trail completed by Rick Morales

When the original pioneers began settling the land that is Panamá such a trail existed; however, to this day there is no single map outlining the original route or the settlements along its path.  By undertaking this project, the volunteers of TransPanama Foundation realize a tangible sense of participation in the making of Panamanian history. [...]

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Discovering Boquete, the highlands of Panama

by Juan Jose Calvache – Operations Manager Last week I had the opportunity to visit Boquete in a Fam Trip organized by Finca Lerida, Air Panama, Tree Trek and Fresas Café. It was a beautiful experience, discovering new and charming landscapes of the mountains of Panama, Chiriqui province at the western side bordering Costa Rica. [...]

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Fun day with the Kids from Casa Esperanza

Last Saturday the EcoCircuitos team invited a group of 8 children from Casa Esperanza on an unforgettable jungle boat tour at the Panama Canal and a visit to the Rainforest Discovery Center following our program of environmental education for the children in need. The kids have the opportunity to learn about the tropical rainforest and [...]

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25 years after extreme drought on BCI

from STRI A new article by Kenneth Feeley from Florida International University, with STRI’s Stuart J. Davies, Rolando Perez and Stephen P. Hubbell and former staff scientist Robin B. Foster (now at the Field Museum, Chicago), was recently published as the cover article of the journal Ecology (April). The article, entitled “Directional changes in the [...]

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A Tree Hugger, With a Twist

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/science/24vine.html?_r=1

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How the Isthmus of Panama changed the world

From STRI – Smithsonian Tropical Reserach Institute web. The earth is not a solid or static mass. It is composed of segments — tectonic plates— that cover a shifting mantle. These plates have different movements. They crash into each other and separate, they slide and sink and emerge, forming mountain ranges such as the Andes [...]

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36 hours in Panama – from NY Times

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/travel/24hours-panamacity.html?hpw

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Stop Over Program in Panama

Tourism Authority of Panama teamed with Copa Airlines to launch a “Stop Over” program that provides Copa Airlines passengers in transit to other destinations the opportunities to stop in Panama City to get to know a bit of this amazing country. You can hike the Soberania National Park, visit the Old Quarters, explore the Panama [...]

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Kayaking in the Panama Canal – Gatun Lake

Join us kayaking on the Gatún Lake starting from Gamboa, near the Soberania National Park, where you will pass through the Tropical Rainforest at a smooth pace, following the stream and possibly coming across some unique jungle birds, monkeys, sloths, and other tropical species of flora and fauna. We will also visit a Embera community [...]

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