Darién National Park

Darién National Park spans the roadless frontier between Panama and Colombia, protecting one of the richest and least disturbed tropical wildernesses in Central America. Its landscapes range from Pacific rocky coasts and mangroves to freshwater marshes, lowland rainforest and cloud-forested mountains, creating an exceptional variety of habitats within a single park. This biological bridge between two continents harbours abundant wildlife, including jaguars, tapirs, giant anteaters, harpy eagles and countless endemic plants and birds. Two Indigenous peoples, the Emberá-Wounaan and the Guna, continue to live within and around the park, sustaining traditional ways of life tied to its rivers and forests. The dense, trackless terrain forms the famous Darién Gap, the only break in the Pan-American Highway. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and biosphere reserve, it is celebrated for its outstanding biodiversity and near-pristine ecosystems.