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Barro Colorado Island visit in the Panama Canal

Explore your scientific side with an inspiring and educational trip to Barro Colorado Island, part of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). Formed by the creation of Gatun Lake in 1913 during the construction of the Panama Canal, Barro Colorado teems with biodiversity. In fact, that’s one of the reasons the Barro Colorado Nature Monument is the most intensively researched tropical rainforest in the world.

When you arrive, after a nice boat ride in the Canal, a guide will tell you all about the natural history of the island, then take you on a 2.5-hour hike through the magical rainforest. With 400 bird species, some 500 species of butterflies and 500 species of trees, there will be plenty to see and learn! Plus, lucky visitors may catch glimpses of howler monkeys, colorful toucans, mischievous agoutis and millions-strong ant colonies.

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