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Cerro Hoya National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

About Cerro Hoya National Park

The park was incorporated into thePanama national parkssystem in 1985. It is a large park covering an area of 32,557 hectares. Aside from the seashore, the entire park is mountainous forest. The park takes its name from the highest mountain peak in the peninsula, Cerro Hoya (1,559 meters). Two other nearby peaks in the park are Cerro Moya (1,534 meters), and Cerro Soya (1,478 meters). The three mountains together give the park its common nickname,Tres Cerros. A wide range of plants and animals live in the park. Naturalists will enjoy hiking the park's Backcountry where they might spot almost 50 kinds of mammals from large cats like the jaguar and the ocelot (the most common cat in the park), river otters, and several kinds of money including spider monkeys, night monkeys, and howler monkey

Cerro Hoya National Park Travel Guide Sections

Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including:

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