Cerro Hoya

National Park

Panama · Central America (Azuero Peninsula)

Central America (Azuero Peninsula)Declared in 1984325 km²

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The last great remnant of humid tropical forest on the Azuero peninsula, the most deforested region in Panama

Area

325 km²

Protection category

UICN II

Parque nacional — what the IUCN categories mean

Declared in

1984

Region

Central America (Azuero Peninsula)

Climate

Tropical

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Area: 325 km²

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The last great remnant of humid tropical forest on the Azuero peninsula, the most deforested region in Panama

Declared in 1984, Cerro Hoya protects the last great remnant of humid tropical forest on the Azuero peninsula, historically the most deforested region in Panama through extensive cattle ranching since colonial times, which makes this park an isolated biological refuge of particular value within a regional landscape that is overwhelmingly transformed.

Location

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2 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.

30 species documented in Cerro Hoya

15 Mammals6 Birds5 Reptiles3 Amphibians1 Malacostraca

At conservation risk:Oncilla,Rana venenosa granulada,Verrugosa (bushmaster)

Boa constrictora

Boa constrictor

Coatí de nariz blanca

Nasua narica

Iguana verde

Iguana iguana

Mono capuchino de cara blanca

Cebus capucinus

Ocelote

Leopardus pardalis

Puma

Puma concolor

Near Threatened

Tucán pico iris

Ramphastos sulfuratus

Agutí centroamericano

Dasyprocta punctata

Arasarí de collar

Pteroglossus torquatus

Cangrejo terrestre halloween

Gecarcinus quadratus

Iguana rayada negra

Ctenosaura similis

Kinkajú

Potos flavus

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Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Panama, where Cerro Hoya lies.

Selva tropicalMarino / costeroHumedal

Experiences in this park

Buceo y snorkelObservación de aves

Nearby dive sites

Where can I dive near here?

Coiba National Park

118 km away

Bocas del Toro

285 km away

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