The national park is located on the Pacific coast and comprises the island of Coiba with a further 38 smaller islands and the adjoining marine areas on around 2,700 km². A unique flora and fauna has developed on the islands, which have been separated from the mainland for around 15,000 years, many of which are…
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Panama Canal
The Panama Canal , an important work of interoceanic integration – connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans -, was built after the independence of the country of the same name, in 1903, from Colombia, under the influence of the United States , which supported separatism. Panama gave the United States full right to build the…