2024

PARQUE NACIONAL CERRO HOYA

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The decision, in 1984, to convert this area into a national park, not only allowed a brake on the deforestation process that ravaged it, but also finally culminated in the concession of property titles for the 85 producers who worked on the flanks of Cerro Hoya. It is by walking in this park that we really assess the extent of ecological disaster with a landscape that has become almost apocalyptic in some places; a striking contrast with the lush tropical vegetation now preserved.

Cerro Hoya Park is located on horseback on the provinces of Veraguas and Los Santos. Its area is 32 557 ha (3 814 at sea). It is from Playa Cambutal and Cobachón that its access is the least complicated. Unfortunately, as always when it comes to finding an isolated and difficult site for access, the maritime crossing that leads to it is likely to cost you a lot of money and not to be completely compliant with safety standards. There is also no infrastructure in the park that can receive tourists.

The only way to explore this park safely is to contact ANAM staff at Las Tablas or Tonosí.

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