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Celebrating 100 years of  protected forest

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Panama’s environment Ministry (Miambiente) planning to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the first protected area in Panama and the second on the continent.

The El Colmón forest, located within the middle basin of the La Villa river, in Macaracas was declared protected on December 27, 1918, during the government of Belisario Porras.

Amable Gutiérrez, director Miambiente in Los Santos, the celebration will include explanatory exhibitions of the importance of the flora and fauna of the area. There will also be folklore performances

The Colmón is a reserve of 135 hectares and is the only protected tropical dry forest in the Azuero peninsula. It is located only 200 meters from the basins of the rivers La Villa and Estivaná.

It  is inhabited  by iguanas, “pintao” rabbit, ñeque, armadillo, deer, white-faced monkey, borriquero, tigrillos, anteater, titibú pigeons, white rabí, yellow pechi, binbin, and several species of snakes

 

https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/celebrating-100-years-of-protected-forest

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