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Parque Nacional Darién

Panama / Embera / Capeti /
 forest, birdwatching area, nature conservation park / area, UNESCO World Heritage Site
A National Park in far eastern Panama covering the border to Colombia. Covering over 500,000 Hectares (1.2 million acres) it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site conserving a vast area of largely untouched tropical wilderness, which uniquely joins two continents.

There are very few possible ways to visit the National Park, mainly due to its remoteness and sporadic activity from Colombian rebels. The best site is Cana in the Serranía de Pirre as part of an organised tour.

It also covers the area known as the "Darién Gap", the gap in the Pan American Highway. There have been many plans to complete the road, but the unique terrain has thus far proven impassable, and it appears it will be so for the foreseeable future.

whc.unesco.org/en/list/159
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darién_National_Park
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Coordinates:   7°52'38"N   77°47'32"W

Comments

  • ئ (guest)
    FARC
  • kencummings
    to call it a park to feel good. Too dngefrous for normal traffic