Panama A course combines one week of rainforest biology at Rio Chagras in the canal zone with one week of marine biology in Bastimentos Marine National Park. The Rio Chagras education center is located next to Sobernia National Park.
Accommodations here are quite nice.
A t Rio Chagras participants will study rainforest biology, visit an Embera village, learn about the history of the Panama canal and learn about current conservations efforts in Panama. T he second week will be spent at the Bocas del Toro station in Bastimentos. This is a wonderful waterfront station located in the small village of Bocas del Toro. Coral reefs and mangrove estuaries will be studied here. The snorkeling is fantastic.