Best Things to Do in Panama City Looking for things to do in Panama City? Read on! Panama City is the wealthiest metropolis in Central America. Its business district brims with skyscrapers and upscale hotels catering to international financiers. But that’s only one part of this sprawling capital. Nature is on full tropical display in […]
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Wildlife in Gamboa Gamboa is a small town in the heart of Panama’s Canal Zone. It has one store, one restaurant, and one sizable hotel. But visitors don’t go there for fine dining or shopping—they go to enjoy nature and see wildlife. Gamboa is the gateway to Soberania National Park, home to an impressive number
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When planning your trip between Central and South America, whether you’re a backpacker or a luggage puller, Darien National Park must be discussed and crossed. The Darien is an infamous stronghold of the Colombian revolutionary group, FARC, who have inhabited this national park region for more than three decades. Their presence is still a major threat to safety in the forms of extortion, kidnapping and death. It is not recommended to enter the area. Although there are groups and individuals who attempt to cross every year, the vast majority of travelers hedge their bets on boats and airplanes where kidnapping is not common and survival is the status quo–not a question mark.
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