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PANAMA

Articles by me: http://www.naturaltraveler.com/article.php?issue=2009/07/49&article=Panama



***When asked which is my favorite journey, I often reply, "The latest one."
Without question, one of my best expeditions was my recent one to Panama.
Besides Latinos, I mingled with indigenous Ngobe Bugle, Kuna, and Embera Indians.
I witnessed the history of the Canal Zone and navigated in a skiff amongst gigantic commercial vessels within minutes of a jungle.
In the wild Darien, a small group and I spent over 5 hours jungle trekking in search of the Harpy Eagle, Panama's national bird.
Fresh, delicious seafood, fruits, and vegetables sustained my energy.
Convenient for Americans, the U.S. Dollar is the main currency.
Panama is on EST and below the hurricane belt. Numerous superlatives distinguish this place, a tad smaller than South Carolina.

Contact: http://www.anconexpeditions.com
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JUNGLE CRUISE <br /> <br /> <br /> Ancon Expeditions is the leading ecotourism, conservation company in Panama. Here, we cruise in a canopied skiff on the Chagres River in the Canal Zone.
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JUNGLE CRUISE


Ancon Expeditions is the leading ecotourism, conservation company in Panama. Here, we cruise in a canopied skiff on the Chagres River in the Canal Zone.

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  • PANAMA<br /> <br /> CANOPY CONSTRUCTION CRANE<br /> <br /> No, Panama City is not being probed or invaded. <br /> The projectile is part of a construction crane canopy,<br /> a novel way to see the jungle.
  • JUNGLE CRUISE <br /> <br /> <br /> Ancon Expeditions is the leading ecotourism, conservation company in Panama. Here, we cruise in a canopied skiff on the Chagres River in the Canal Zone.
  • CANOPY CRANE<br /> <br /> Standing up in a metal cage, we are gently elevated and swung 360 degrees for a stellar view of Panama City and the surrounding jungle.<br /> The device was invented by a Smithsonian engineer.
  • WHITE-FACED CAPUCHIN <br /> <br /> Another inhabitant of the jungle canopy is the curious White-faced<br /> Capuchin Monkey.
  • MANTLED HOWLER<br /> <br /> <br /> The endangered Mantled Howler Monkey inhabits the jungle canopy.
  • SAN FERNANDO FORT<br /> <br /> <br /> Fortress which once protected Panama City in the Colonial Section.
  • PANAMA CITY CHURCH<br /> <br /> One fo many beautiful church steeples in Panama City.<br /> Roman Catholic is the nation's major faith.
  • MIRAFLORES LOCKS<br /> <br /> Miraflores Locks, the waterway leads to Gatun Lake, the Pacific entry to the Panama Canal.
  • SAN JOSE CHURCH<br /> <br /> Altar de Oro in Panama City's Colonial Section.
  • CANAL ZONE MULE or TOWING LOCOMOTIVE<br /> <br /> <br /> Four of these contraptions, two on either side, lead a ;arge commercial vessel through the locks of the Panama Canal.
  • VESSEL, MIRAFLORES LOCKS<br /> <br /> <br /> A commericial vessel begins its journey through Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal.
  • CANAL ZONE VESSELS<br /> <br /> <br /> From our secluded jungle locale, we watch commerical vessels headed to and from Miraflores Locks, the western entry and exit of the Panama Canal.
  • CHAGRES RIVER<br /> <br /> After a wholesome picnic, we drink in the luscious view of the Chagres.
  • DRIFTING on the CHAGRES<br /> <br /> <br /> Cruising the Chagres River near Panama City in the Canal Zone.
  • CURIOUS HOWLER<br /> <br /> Another Mantled Howler Monkey glances at us.
  • STUNNING JUNGLE<br /> <br /> Ten minutes from bustling Panama City there is thriving jungle.
  • CASCHEW STEM<br /> <br /> Deibys shows a caschew plant. The small nut, not visible here, grows atop the orangey stem.
  • LOVELY TUIRA RIVER<br /> <br /> <br /> Peaceful ride along Patino Reserve
  • SAN MIGUEL COAST<br /> <br /> Darien coast near Gulf of San Miguel
  • PATINO RESERVE WATERFRONT<br /> <br /> Part of Patino Reserve
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