CLICK FOR INTERACTIVE MAPmalecon Says: Some are content to touch Darién and rush off. How about assimilating? Sambu House offers an extraordinary opportunity to be at the center of a jungle village...
Rancho Frio Lodge: Rancho Frio Lodge
darthmilmo Says: Experience the jungle fauna and flora first had at Rancho Frio Lodge. This lodge is run by INRENARE, the national parks office of Panama. The best way to visit...
darthmilmo Says: Can't recall the name, but there is only one basic hotel in El Real. It costs around $5-7 USD.
Getting around by boat or motor canoe
darthmilmo Says: From Yaviza I took a boat to El Real for $10 US, on the way back though they charge me $5.00 US. This is a short one hour ride though beautiful vegetation.Other...
Getting there by land from Panama City
darthmilmo Says: The bus from Panama to Meteti ($9 US) took about 7 hours in good weather. From Meteti to Yaviza, the chiva (4x4 truck, $5 US) took 2.5 hours through a dry road...
darthmilmo Says: Basic hotel at Yaviza. Can't recall the name, but there is only one hotel and the cost was $10 USD back in 2001.
darthmilmo Says: Experience the jungle fauna and flora first had at the hiking trails of Rancho Frio Lodge. This sounds like a lovely and easy to reach place in the Darien.
darthmilmo Says: I wouldn't recommend it anytime soon. The border region is really dangerous with many Colombian guerilla and paramilitary infiltrating the region.I would think...
darthmilmo Says: This trek has it all! It's Indiana Jones meets Rambo. The mines of Cana are a set of old abandoned mines that have been taken over by the jungle. There is a...
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Experience the jungle fauna and flora first had at the hiking trails of Rancho Frio Lodge. This sounds like a lovely and easy to reach place in the Darien.
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Q: On my next trip to panama, I am interested in travelling to columbia. While I could take a ferry boat from panama city to...

A: In my last holidays to Panama, I went with Michel Puech, who is a guide who knows well the zone, contact him in www.panamaexoticsadventures.com exoavent@cwpanama.net also...
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The Panamerican Highways come to a halt in Panama's impenetrable Darien Jungle. The jungle which penetrates both Panama and Colombia is an amazing place. Unfortunately, it is plagged with guerillas,...
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The Darién is a vast jungle paradise on Panama's notorious border with Colombia. If you go here your warned not to. If you visit Panama there is no reason to take malaria pills or get a yellow fever...
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