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Overview

One of the world鈥檚 richest biomes is the 2240-sq-mile (5790-sq-km) Parque Nacional Dari茅n, where the primeval meets the present with scenery nearly unaltered from one million years ago. Even today in the Dari茅n, the Ember谩 and Wounaan people maintain many of their traditional practices and retain generations-old knowledge of the rainforest.聽

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  • Reserva Natural Punta Pati帽o

    Reserva Natural Punta Pati帽o

    Dari茅n Province

    On the southern shore of the Golfo de San Miguel, this 263-sq-km wildlife reserve is owned by the private conservation group ANCON. It contains species鈥�

  • R铆o Samb煤

    R铆o Samb煤

    Dari茅n Province

    Traveling the wide and very brown Samb煤 River is a memorable experience: you'll glide past spectacular mangroves 鈥� five of the world's seven known species鈥�

  • Bayano Caves

    Bayano Caves

    Dari茅n Province

    On the south side of Lago Bayano, the Bayano Caves are a fun adventure. Cavers wade up R铆o Tigre though a sculpted Paleolithic cavern that is 850m long鈥�

  • Fuerte San Lorenzo

    Fuerte San Lorenzo

    Dari茅n Province

    Just across the Golfo de San Miguel on Isla El Encanto are the ruins of the Fort of St Lawrence slowing being consumed by the jungle. There's not much鈥�

  • Puerto Indio

    Puerto Indio

    Dari茅n Province

    From Samb煤, visitors can cross the R铆o S谩balo Bridge to the twin village of Puerto Indio (with permission from the Ember谩 and Wounaan) and visit鈥�

  • Fuerte de San Ger贸nimo

    Fuerte de San Ger贸nimo

    Dari茅n Province

    Yaviza's only real 'sight' (apart from the wobbly footbridge spanning the R铆o Chucunaque), the ruined Fort of St Geronimo, built by the Spanish to keep鈥�

  • 叠补测补尘贸苍

    叠补测补尘贸苍

    Dari茅n Province

    This Ember谩 village south of Samb煤 is worth visiting. Get here by public bus (US$1), which runs along the paved road leading south from town between 6am鈥�

  • R铆o S谩balo Bridge

    R铆o S谩balo Bridge

    Dari茅n Province

    Cross the R铆o S谩balo bridge to reach Samb煤's twin indigenous village of Puerto Indio.

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