Protected areas of Panama explained

Protected areas of Panama^[1] include:

• Arraiján Protected Forest (Bosque Protector de Arraiján)
• Boca Vieja Beach Wildlife Refuge (Refugio de Vida Silvestre Playa Boca Vieja)
• Calobre Springs Natural Monument (Monumento Natural de Los Pozos de Colobre) in Calobre District
• Cerro Ancón Reserve (Reserva Cerro Ancón)
• Colón Island Natural Reserve on Colón Island
• Forestal Canglón Reserve
• Filo del Tallo Hydrological Reserve
• Metropolitan Natural Park (Parque Natural Metropolitano)
• Narganá Wilderness Area (Area Silvestre de Narganá)
• Punta Patiño Natural Reserve
• San Lorenzo Protected Area
• Serrania del Bagre Biological Corridor
• Comarca of Kuna Yala
• Chagres River
• Swamps and Wetlands of the Bay of Panamá (Manglares y Humedales de la Bahía de Panamá)
• Humedales del Golfo de Montijo
• Lago Alajuela
• Cienega de las Macanas (La Macanas Cienega)
• Parque Central
• Manglares (swamp / wetland areas)
• Palo Seco Forest Reserve (Bosque Protector de Palo Seco)
• Isla Solarte (Solarte Island, part of which is in a National Marine Park)
• Wizard Beach on Isla Bastimentos (Bastimentos Island) near Parque Nacional Marino Isla Bastimentos
• Yeguada Lagoon Forst Reserve (Reserva Forestal La Yeguada) at the Yeguada Lagoon (Laguna Yeguada)
• San San-Pond Sak Humedal Ramsar San San-Pond Sak
• Barú Volcano (Volcán Barú)
• Fortuna Forest Reserve (Reserva Forestal De Fortuna)

National parks

National parks in Panama (List of national parks of Panama) include:^{[2] [3]}

• Altos de Campana National Park
• Barro Colorado Island
• Cerro Hoya National Park
• Chagres National Park
• Coiba National Park
• Darién National Park
• Omar Torrijos "El Cope" National Park
• Chiriquí Gulf National Marine Park
• Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park
• La Amistad International Park
• Las Cruces Trail National Park
• Portobelo National Park
• Sarigua National Park
• Soberanía National Park
• Volcan Baru National Park

Notes and References

1. Web site: Protected Planet Panama . . 31 January 2022.
2. Howard, Christopher (2007), Living and Investing in Panama, Costa Rica Books, p. 170,
3. Web site: Panama National Parks . Virtual Panama.