Panama sees future in ecotourism
This article is a summary of reporting by Canopy Family. Originally published February 25, 2019.
Following the transition of the Panama Canal Zone from U.S. to Panamanian administration, local conservationists and entrepreneurs began repurposing historical military sites for ecological tourism. Among the most famous is the Canopy Tower, a former U.S. Air Force radar installation converted into a premier birdwatching ecolodge. The site allows birders and nature tourists to observe rare species like the blue cotinga and howler monkeys right at canopy level.
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Panama transforms former military facilities along the Canal Zone into world-renowned rainforest birdwatching lodges.
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