La Amistad National Park

See entry in Costa Rica section

Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Portobelo-San Lorenzo

These 17th and 18th century Panamanian forts on the Caribbean coast form part of the defence system built by the Spanish Crown to protect transatlantic trade.

• Photos from our 2010 Eclipse Trip
• Fort San Lorenzo
• Wikipedia, Portobelo

Darien National Park

• WCMC Descriptions of Natural World Heritage Properties

Historic District of Panama, with the Salon Bolivar

Founded in 1519 by the conquistador Pedrarias Davila, Panama Viejo is the oldest European settlement on the Pacific coast of the Americas.

• Photos from our 2010 Eclipse Trip
• Patronato Panama Viejo
• The travel year
• Photos
• Postage stamps

• UNEP-WCMC Protected Area
• Coiba Rainforest
• Bird Coiba
• Natural World Heritage