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The Chagres National Park is a nature park and protected area [1] created in 1986 located in the Panamá and Colón provinces, in the Eastern sector of the Panama Canal with a total surface area of 129,000 ha (320,000 acres).
The upper Chagres River, its drainage basin, and the drainage basin of several tributaries lie within the Chagres National Park, created in 1985 to preserve the habitat and flow of water into the canal. The terrain of the upper Chagres drainage basin is rugged, with its mountain slopes exceeding 45 degrees in 90 percent of its territory. [3]
Although Chagres fell outside the original boundary of the Panama Canal Zone, that zone expanded in 1916 to include the mouth of Chagres River. The town of Chagres—which, by then, had only 96 houses and 400 to 500 inhabitants—was then "depopulated," and its former residents were resettled to Nuevo Chagres , located about 8.2 miles (13.2 km ...
Founded in 1519, Panamá Viejo was the first European settlement on the Pacific coast of the Americas. The Historic District is a 17th-century replacement of the original town and preserves its street plan, architecture and blend of Spanish, French and early American styles. [15] [16] Cocos Island National Park Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
The Central American pine-oak forests are composed of many species characteristic of temperate North America including oak, pine, fir, and cypress. Laurel forest is the most common type of Central American temperate evergreen cloud forest, found in almost all Central American countries, normally more than 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) above sea level.
Yet, the country still remains excessively affordable for Americans. According to LivingCost.org, average costs in America are 2.36 times those in Costa Rica, at $2,112 vs. $893 for a single person.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:National parks in North America by country. It includes national parks that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
The town is named after the historical settlement of Chagres, which lay about 8.2 miles (13.2 km) to the northwest, at the mouth of the Chagres River. Although Chagres fell outside the original boundary of the Panama Canal Zone, that boundary was expanded in 1916 to include the Chagres River's mouth. The town of Chagres—with its 96 houses and ...