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Reserva Cerro Ancón |
https://www.visitpanama.com/destination/cerro-ancon-ancon-hill-panama-city/ |
Reserva Cerro Ancón, Panama City, Panama |
Where else can you take a jungle hike in the middle of a city and see a wild sloth in a tree?
Areas of Panama were placed under US jurisdiction as part of the Panama Canal Zone between 1903 and 1977. Ancon Hill is a 200m hill in the center of Panama City that was used as a US army post during that period. The area was largely undeveloped and became a reserve after being handed back to Panama - albeit with a very prominent Panamanian flag at the top of the hill.
It takes about half an hour to hike to the top - but in practice it takes longer because you will want to stop and admire the sloths. We saw sloths, toucans and coatis and apparently there are also nine-banded armadillos and Geoffroy's tamarin in the reserve as well. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancon_Hill |
https://niche-museums.imgix.net/panama-sloth.jpg |
A sloth in a tree with Panama City in the background. |
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Camino Quarry Heights |
Corregiduría de Ancion |
Panamá |
Distrito Panamá |
Panamá |
C-0843-00793 |
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2019-12-21T21:24:45+00:00 |
2019-12-21T21:24:45+00:00 |
Panama |