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 * Panama** is a natural bridge connecting North and South America and known as one of the most biologically diverse areas of Central America. The country is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital is Panama City.

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Headlines
[|Entrevistamos a Ecocircuitos Panama] - [|@TurismoFAADA] [|@EcoCircuitos1] [] [|GO Local in Panama: A visit to the Fish Market] [|Frank Gehry's First Latin American Project To Debut In Panama - Forbes] [|Bio-Prospecting with Sloths in Panama] [|The situation of indigenous peoples in Panama] - [|@Jim_Anaya]

[|Spanish Language Schools]
[|Buena Vida Language School] is a total-immersion Spanish and culture experience located on the beautiful pacific coast of Panama. Our courses are tailorable to every student's needs, and we also arrange homestays and a variety of adventure tours.

[|Habla Ya] - If you are serious about learning Spanish and want to have the time of your life then come to Habla Ya Panama Spanish School and live the most amazing Spanish learning experience!

Flickr
[|Habla Ya] The Naso Kingdom [|The Community of Soloy] EcoCircuitos Panama

flickr groups
[|Biodiversity of Central America / Biodiversidad de Centroamerica] [|North American Ecotourism]

Tourism Portals
[|Visit Panama] [|@visitpanama]

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World Heritage
[|http://www.orgullo.com.pa] - [|@OrgulloPanama] [|The Threat to Casco Viejo and What You Can Do to Help] [|Panamanian Historical Preservation Groups Correct Government Delegation's Mis-Statements at 36th Session of World Heritage Committee] [|Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo] [|Panamanian fortifications inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger]

News from 2012 World Heritage Meeting: Environmental factors, lack of maintenance and uncontrollable urban developments have been cited as reasons to inscribe the Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger. The site, comprising a group of fortifications, is a magnificent example of 17th- and 18th-century military architecture built on Panama’s Caribbean coast to protect transatlantic trade.The Committee considered that the site, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1980, is deteriorating at a rate which could undermine the outstanding universal value for which it was inscribed. For more than a decade, the Committee has been asking for measures to preserve the site. During the 2012 session it emphasized the call for Panama to undertake a risk assessment for structure in the site and reinforce the walls, batteries and platforms of the forts.Other measures requested included the development of a comprehensive conservation plan and an end to urban encroachment on the property. There was concern for the absence of funding to protect the site.

Panama Canal
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Twitter
[|@HablaYa] [|@EcoCircuitos1] [|@visitpanama] [|@prensacom] [|@canaldepanama] [|@thepanamacanal] [|@BocasStation] [|@MiAmbientePma] [|@PanamaGuide] https://twitter.com/prensacom https://twitter.com/Afrodisiaco_507 https://twitter.com/biomuseo https://twitter.com/MuseodelCanal https://twitter.com/RadioChiriqui https://twitter.com/ATP_panama https://twitter.com/radiomiapanama https://twitter.com/CopaAirlines https://twitter.com/PanamaAmerica

YouTube
[|Bocas Research Station]

More about Panama
The country boasts cloud forest, rain forest, white-sand beaches, coral reefs and breathtaking landscapes for adventure. The famous engineering masterpiece, the Panama Canal, stretches 80 kilometers from south to north. The Isthmus of Panama offers a combination of cultural heritage, biodiversity, national parks and the amenities of a modern cosmopolitan city.

Editing
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Language
[|Panamanian Colloquialisms, Sayings and Slang] [|Wikcionario:Jerga panameña o mini diccionario de panameñismos]

Indigenous Peoples
kuna [|Naso_People] [|Turismo Embera] Congreso Regional de la Cuenca hidrográfica del Canal de Panamá, de Tierras Colectivas Embera y Wounaan: []

Organización de Jóvenes Embera y Wounaan de Panamá (OJEWP): []. Yandup Isla: [] Weckso del Pueblo Naso:, [|http://www.weckoso.org]

Richard Arghiris: I would like to share some news regarding the plight of several indigenous Ngabe and campesino communities who are under extreme threat from illegal dam development out here in Panama.

In less than two months, the 28.85 megawatt Barro Blanco hydroelectric dam will cut off the flow of the Tabasara river and create a 258 hectare reservoir, flooding numerous homes, precious gallery forests, schools, churches, cemeteries, archaeological sites, and fertile agricultural land that the communities rely upon for subsistence agriculture – these facts have been confirmed by a recent UN field study. The dam will also exterminate vital fish species which form a staple of local diets.

The company responsible for the dam, Genisa, denies it is taking food out of the mouths of Panama’s poorest people, yet it has never consulted any of the affected communities. As such, the project contravenes international and national laws.

Despite striking omissions in the project's environmental impact assessment, the Panamanian government continues to side with the company and are currently militarising the area with heavily armed SENAFRONT police troops. Recent clashes with riot squads have left some Ngabe protesters with injuries and the situation remains tense. We are concerned about the on-going safety of the Ngabe as they appear to be willing to sacrifice their own lives to prevent the completion of this project.

NAGARE BARRO BLANCO - 2 MINUTE TRAILER: [] NAGARE BARRO BLANCO - FULL FILM: []

The emberás are one of Panama’s seven indigenous groups living in independent administrative regions called comarcas.

Birds/Aves
[|Where do you want to go birding in Panama today?] [|Panama Audubon Society]


 * Endemic Birds of Panama:**
 * 1) Brown-backed Dove
 * 2) Azuero Parakeet
 * 3) Veraguan Mango
 * 4) Escudo Hummingbird
 * 5) Glow-throated Hummingbird
 * 6) Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker
 * 7) Coiba Spinetail
 * 8) Beautiful Treerunner
 * 9) Yellow-green Tyrannulet
 * 10) Pirre Bush-tanager
 * 11) Green-naped Tanager
 * 12) Yellow-green Finch

Boquete
http://www.boqueteguide.com [|Boquete Weather] [|Association for Boquete's Integral Development]

Pedasi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedas%C3%AD_township,_Los_Santos http://pedasipanama.com

Veraguas
[|Veraguas Province - Wikipedia]

Volcán Barú
[|Volcán Barú - Wikipedia] [|Volcán - Chiriqui.org]

Geology
Four tectonic plates are involved, and all of them are colliding in Panama. Starting around 10 million years ago, the isthmus of Panama began to form, and researchers are finding that the tiny country is one of the most geologically complex places on earth, part Caribbean, part North American, part a tiny piece from an island in the middle of the Pacific, part a tiny piece from an island arc.

News
[|Panama News]

TV
http://sertv.gob.pa http://sertv.gob.pa/live https://twitter.com/sertvpanama

Features
[|Rise of an Isthmus Brings Change - Smithsonian Magazine] [|Panama's Past and Present - Transitions Abroad]

Reference
[|Current time]

Culture and History
[|Dino's Panama Slides] [|Panama Viejo] [|Panamainfo.com]

Environment
[|Ancon] [|Panama and the Environment - Jon Mitchell] [|Primate Refuge and Sanctuary of Panama] [|Panama Verde] [|San Lorenzo Project]

Tourism
[|Omniverous Traveler] [|Panamatours] [|IPAT - Instituto Panameo de Turismo] [|Panama Ecotourism - PANNET] [|Destination Panama - LP] [|Panama Travel Reports - LP] [|Central America Discussion - LP] APTSO- Asociación Panameña de Turismo Sostenible (www.aptso.org) [|Bus Schedule]

Weather
[|Panama - Weather Underground]

Indigenous
[|Emberra - Native Planet]

Parks
[|Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente] [|Ministerio de Ambiente] - [|@MiAmbientePma] - https://www.facebook.com/ministeriodeambientepanama http://www.ecotourpanama.net

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Panama

Embedded Tweets
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Events
Details: [] Preview: [|August 27 Hangout], 830am Vegas, 1130am Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4:00). This hangout features WCPA members identifying protected areas issues. It would be useful to identify where the main elements of the Promise of Sydney can be inserted into the IUCN Programme 2017-2020.
 * September 2-5** Mesoamerican and Caribbean Regional Forum (Panama City)

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 * April 10–11, 2015** 7th Summit of the Americas (Panama City)