Fish ID Guide App. Free on I-Tunes

STRI staff scientist, D. Ross Robertson has released the first, completely portable, bilingual species identification guide for the Tropical Eastern Pacific as a free Iphone application. Unique fish-finding and list-making tools provide powerful resources for scientists, divers and tour guides. The Tropical Eastern Pacific, spanning Baja California to Ecuador and the Galapagos, is one of [...]

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A Whole New Meaning for Thinking on Your Feet

Smithsonian researchers report that the brains of tiny spiders are so large that they fill their body cavities and overflow into their legs. As part of ongoing research to understand how miniaturization affects brain size and behavior, researchers measured the central nervous systems of nine species of spiders, from rainforest giants to spiders smaller than [...]

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EcoCircuitos Panama move offices

We are excited to share the news: we just move to a new and bigger office in Albrook neighborhood, Panama City!  We are growing and we needed a bigger space.   Our new offices are located in Albrook Plaza,  No. 31.  We hope to see you there soon! This is our first week in our [...]

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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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Discover Coiba National Park

This national park and UNESCO World Heritage site is located in the southern part of the Veraguas province in the Pacific Ocean, made up of a group of islands. Coiba is the biggest island. The area of the land on the islands combined with the marine territory comes to the amazing total of 270,125 hectares [...]

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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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Amigo de Panama!

Amigo de Panamá – Friend of Panama is an online training program for international travel agents. The expertise of travel agents on Panama as a product, is the number one priority “FRIEND OF PANAMA”. Digital training through the Panama current information, provides access to the travel agent through advanced Internet, using technology. This new model [...]

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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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Special rates on tours and adventures for UN climate delegates

EcoCircuitos Panama will be offering special tours and adventure packages for all participants on the preparatory meeting on Climate Change  (UNFCCC) next October in Panama City. As a tour operator committed with sustainable development, we hope to raise awareness through the use of tourism as a conservation and development tool.  Our vision as a sustainable [...]

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