Page 95 - The Rough Guide to Panama (Travel Guide)

FUERTE SANTIAGO, PORTOBELO
Highlights

1 Canal transit Experience the great, iconic grab your binoculars and scan the canopy
waterway on a boat and marvel at the tropical at dawn. See p.99
scenery. See p.95
5 Stay in an Emberá village Overnight in
2 Canal locks Get a close look at the precision a traditional thatched home, experiencing
manoeuvring of gargantuan container vessels as Emberá culture and learning about the
they squeeze through the lock chambers at surrounding rainforest. See p.104
Miraflores or Agua Clara. See p.97 & p.109 6 Spanish colonial forts Step back in time
3 Rainforest hiking Follow in the footsteps of at the desolate, evocative ruins of Fuerte San
the conquistadors along the old booty trails of Lorenzo or the well-preserved forts of Portobelo.
the Camino de Cruces through tangled, lush See p.110 & p.112
rainforest. See p.98 & p.99 7 Archipiélago de las Perlas Picturesque
4 Birdwatching in Soberanía More than five islands offering near-deserted beaches and fine
hundred bird species have been recorded here: snorkelling and diving. See p.120

HIGHLIGHTS ARE MARKED ON THE MAP ON P.94

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