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The
Soberanía
National
Park
stretches
from
Limón
to
Lago
Gatún.
It’s
about
a
45-minute
drive
from
Panama
City,
which
makes
it
an
easy
place
to
day
trip
to
from
the
capital.
The
park
has
good
hiking
trails
and
tons
of
wildlife.
It
protects
some
525
species
of
birds,
105
species
of
mammals,
80
species
of
reptiles,
and
55
species
of
amphibians.
Bird
species
include
toucans,
trogons,
motmots,
flycatchers,
woodpeckers,
hawks,
and
tanagers.
Rare
species
include
the
crimson-bellied
woodpecker,
crested
eagle,
yellow-eared
toucanets,
sirystes,
rofous-ventaul,
ground
cuckoo,
and
even
the
endangered
harpy
eagle.
Pipeline
Road
is
the
top
place
to
spot
birds
within
the
park.
This
trail
is
best
during
the
early
morning
hours
when
the
forest
begins
to
awaken.
Pipeline
Road
runs
for
many
miles
and
passes
through
both
old-growth
and
secondary
forests.
Other
than
birds,
hikers
may
be
able
to
spot
capybaras
(the
world’s
largest
rodent),
two-
and
three-toed
sloths,
Geoffroy’s
tamarin,
and
coatimundis.
A
mile
(1.6
km)
in
from
the
entrance
to
Pipeline
Road
is
the
Panama
Rainforest
Discovery
Center,
which
boasts
a
100-foot
(30-m)
observation
tower.
The
tower
is
a
fantastic
place
to
spot
birds
in
the
morning.
Do
note,
however,
that
there
is
an
entrance
fee.
Visitors
to
Soberanía
can
also
walk
along
a
section
of
the
historic
Las
Cruces
Trail
(Camino
de
Cruces).
The
trail
dates
back
to
the
16th
century,
when
it
was
used
by
the
Spanish
to
transport
gold
across
Panama.
Today,
the
first
section
of
the
trail
is
lined
with
ancient
stones
that
once
marked
the
historic
trail’s
path.
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