Palo Seco Forest Reserve Explained

Palo Seco Forest Reserve (Bosque Protector Palo Seco), is a rainforest preserve in Panama in Bocas del Toro Province.[1] The reserve was created in 1983 to be a conservation corridor linking Fortuna Forest Reserve and La Amistad International Park, and has an estimated area of 167.410 hectares.[2]

Popular with tree climbers, it includes nutmeg, and ceiba. The area is home to tarantulas and eyelash vipers.[3] Palo Seco means dry stick.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Palo Seco Protection Forest. Bird Life International. 6 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Palo Seco Protector Forest. Boca del Toro Tourism. 6 August 2015.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=knrvSpkURO4C&q=Bosque+Protector+de+Palo+Seco%29&pg=PA43 Panama
  4. http://www.coins-of-panama.com/paloseco.html Palo Seco