Metropolitan Natural Park

The origins of this park date back to 1974, when the first steps were taken for the optimal use of the area near the Panama Canal.

Finally, in 1975, the president, (Jorge Illueca), took a tour if the area and, as a result, a proposal for a Metropolitan Natural Park (PNM3) was presented.

It is located in the district of Panama, corregimiento of Ancón, on Juan Pablo II Avenue.

In the park there are a variety of birds and vertebrate animals typical of the tropical rainforest, such as: the monkey marmoset, the ñeque, macaws, squirrels, etc.

Approximately 75% of the park is covered by tropical dry forest of the Pacific, an ecosystem that has almost disappeared in other regions of the country.