Tuesday, 27 April 2010

Parks

The city has several parks with attractions for its citizens and tourists. Harpy Eagle Summit Municipal Park. Omar Torrijos Recreational Park simply known as the Parque Omar, is located in the center of the metropolis and is designated as national green. The park has facilities for public use, such as gym, pool, tennis courts, baseball, basketball and soccer, an outdoor auditorium, meeting room, library, restaurants. This is a place where different activities take place either cultural, religious, social and promoting public health. The route along its perimeter is approximately 5 km. The Recreational Park Omar, of 56.5 ha, is the most visited of the country as a natural attraction and recreational area in the city of Panama. Receives an average of 25,000 people monthly. Panama's Metropolitan Natural Park has an area of 232 ha.Located in the district of Ancon and is a protected area which is within the boundaries of a metropolis. Its aim is to preserve in Panama City natural areas to help maintain the balance between environment and human habitat, while protecting biodiversity, providing a suitable habitat for species that require vast territories. The Park National Highway Cruces is located in the province of Panama and is located 15 km north of Panama City. Created in 1992, this park has an area of 4590 hectares and located between the National Park Sovereignty, north, and the Metropolitan Natural Park, south, serves as a link between these two national parks, ensures the uninterrupted flow of species between protected areas.The richness and variety of fauna and flora of this national park are complemented by the great historical and cultural value of the Camino de Cruces from the colonial era, where a stretch is restored with its characteristic cobbled. The National Park's Sovereignty located near the banks of the Panama Canal, with an area of 19.341 hectares of rainforest. This park is the habitat of more than 1,300 plants and 100 animals. The mountains and hills dominate its rugged hilly terrain, whose maximum altitude is reached in the Pumpkin Hill (85 m). It has been recognized internationally for having one of the richest diversity of birds. Much history surrounds this park because of the Spanish conquistadors after the conquest in 1492. The Metropolitan Natural Park is, along with the Camino de Cruces National Park and the Sovereign National Park, a biological corridor that extends along the eastern bank of the Panama Canal.

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