A group of fisherman from the port of Vacamonte in Arraijan, that disagree with Decree 486, have closed the road that leads to the port. They claim the decree has lead to more 2000 unemployed fisherman throughout the country. Last Saturday, the group leader sent a letter to President Ricardo Martinelli, demanding that he enforce [...] Read more...
El Valle de Anton It is the crater of an antique volcano. It is inactive fortunately. Its broken and rocky mountain configuration speaks to us of each crook of huge telluric movements that gave the path to the famous Gaital, La India Dormida and Iguana Mountains, between others. Between their rocks the cool water of [...] Read more...
What is the meaning of this rocks formation and what makes them special? Games, religious rituals, sacrifice…? Burials? It can be all of the above and more. The El Caño Park constitutes an important legacy of the indigenous culture that settled the area. It is a trip to the past and an encounter with our [...] Read more...
Cenegon del Mangle Cenegon del Mangle or big mangrove marsh is a biological refuge that occupies 776 hectares of land, of which, about 500 are mangrove swamps and the other 150 are reed fields. This is the preferred area of the swamp birds. It also has nearly 126 hectares of dwarf and spiny forest. Some [...] Read more...
Penonome South of the Province of Panama is the capital of the Province of Cocle. Created on April 30, 1581 by Diego Lopez de Villanueva y Zapata, under the name of San Juan Bautista de Penonome. Even before its foundation, the area had been a center of commercial activity dating back to the pre-Columbian era. [...] Read more...
Playa Santa Clara This beautiful and increasingly more popular beach town 113 kms from Panama City is located in the Province of Cocle. Located approximately 800 meters from the Inter-American Highway, you will find a fork in the road, the right fork will lead to the Santa Clara Tourist Farm, and the left to Las [...] Read more...
Barro Colorado Island It is the largest island in Gatun Lake, with a total area of 5,364 hectares. It’s origin dates back to the early days of the construction of the Panama Canal, when the Chagres river was dammed creating the lake, leaving a summit in the flooded area of 171 meters that later would [...] Read more...
La Pintada La Pintada or “The Painted” is the head of the district of the same name, built on October 19, 1848. A small settlement was present in 1812 and by 1840 the parish of “Concepcion del Valle” was created. With the passage of time, its name started to change to La Pintada. There are [...] Read more...
Chorro Caño Quebrao This waterfall named Caño Quebrado perhaps does not enjoys the fame of the La Chorrera waterfall, but it is equally beautiful and is surrounded by an abundance of vegetation that provides plenty of shade. This waterfall derives its name from the Rio Caño Quebrao. It is visited by many during the weekends [...] Read more...
Chorro de la Chorrera This waterfall, approximately 30 mts. high, is a natural symbol (along with other waterfalls of the region) that Chorreranos are identified with. From these falls, supposedly, is where the name Chorrera derives. Here the waters of the Caimito river meets a violent drop formed by rocks and sending its uncontainable waters [...] Read more...
