Metropolitan Natural Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Metropolitan Natural Park
The park covers an area of 265 hectares. The park traces its roots to 1975 when President Jorge Illueca toured the area and subsequently put forth a proposal for it to be declared a park. In 1983, it was declared as a recreational ares and then as a national park. The park formally opened as Parque Natural Metropolitan in June 1988. It is part of thePanama national parkssystem. The park is on the eastern bank of the Panama Canal at its terminus at the Pacific Ocean. The park consists mostly of tropical dry forest (about 75%). Although the park lies close to urban areas of the Panamanian capital, it is home to a diverse range of plant and animal life.Birdwatchershave cataloged more than 280 species of birds in the park, about half migratory and half full-time residents. There are 69 species
Metropolitan Natural Park Travel Guide Sections
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