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Lección 12
Panorama—Panamá

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Información sobre Panamá


		Panama Geography			http://www.photius.com/


		Destination Panamá			http://www.lonelyplanet.com/


		LANIC-Panama			http://lanic.utexas.edu/


		Instituto Panameño de Turismo			http://www.ipat.gob.pa/


		Ciudad de Panamá			http://www.municipio.gob.pa/


		Bocas del Toro			http://www.bocas.com/

Gente y folklore de Panamá


		Folklore en Panamá			http://www.ipat.gob.pa/

Ecología y ecoturismo


		Parques nacionales de Panamá-IPAT			http://www.ipat.gob.pa/


		Proyecto San Lorenzo			http://www.sanlorenzo.org.pa/

Rubén Blades


		Rubén Blades			http://colon.is.com.ar/


		Rubén Blades-Página No Oficial			http://www.mnba.org.ar/

Algunas palabras clave
Use the links on this page or a search engine to complete the activities. Useful key words are:
parques nacionales Panamá / national parks Panama
ecoturismo Panamá / ecotourism Panama
Isla Bastimientos
turismo Panamá / tourism Panama
pesca Panamá / fishing Panama
Proyecto San Lorenzo / San Lorenzo Project

Go to the "Parques Nacionales de Panamá" site. Find the "Parque Nacional Marino Isla Bastimientos and click on it. Scan the headings: all but "Ubicación" have close English cognates. Can you infer what "ubicación" means? What clues tell you? Go to the heading "Biodiversidad." Can you figure out what the Spanish for "three-toed sloth" is?
Open "Destination Panamá. What are some of the main attractions listed on Panamá? What is Isla Taboga? Why is it know as "Island of Flowers"?
Go to "Proyecto San Lorenzo." What is the purpose of the project? Click on "Mapa interactivo." What is the ecological significance of Mesoamerica? What is the major problem facing this ecosystem? How many governments colaborate in maintaining the "Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano"? Before you leave the site, be sure to take the "Giro virtual del Castillo de San Lorenzo."

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