Animals in the Park - Panama City, Panama
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canyonwalkerPanama Travelog #36
Metropolitan Park, Panama City - Mon, 30 Dec 2024. 1pm.
This is one of the journal entries I skipped on our trip to Panama last month to avoid getting too badly backlogged. On our trip to the Metropolitan Park (Parque Natural Metropolitano) in Panama City we hiked to the top of Cerro Cedro for a great panoramic view of the city. But it wasn't just the city view we enjoyed. On the hike up & back down we saw a bit of wildlife.
I put together this video of 3 animals we saw. First is plain, old ants. Yes, ants. But these are the busiest ants I've seen! Each carrying bright green leaves like shields on their backs they look like ancient Greek soldiers headed to battle.
Next is a ñeque, which the name in Panama for the agouti. It's closely related to the Guinea pig— though both are rodents, not pigs.
Finally is a coati. It's rooting around near a guard station at the foot of the trail. I think since this is an area a lot of people pass by it's sniffing to see if any of us dropped food.
After this we called a ridiculously cheap Uber, about $5 for a ride that would cost 2-3x back home, and headed back to our hotel in the banking district to take it easy for the rest of the afternoon.
Metropolitan Park, Panama City - Mon, 30 Dec 2024. 1pm.
This is one of the journal entries I skipped on our trip to Panama last month to avoid getting too badly backlogged. On our trip to the Metropolitan Park (Parque Natural Metropolitano) in Panama City we hiked to the top of Cerro Cedro for a great panoramic view of the city. But it wasn't just the city view we enjoyed. On the hike up & back down we saw a bit of wildlife.
I put together this video of 3 animals we saw. First is plain, old ants. Yes, ants. But these are the busiest ants I've seen! Each carrying bright green leaves like shields on their backs they look like ancient Greek soldiers headed to battle.
Next is a ñeque, which the name in Panama for the agouti. It's closely related to the Guinea pig— though both are rodents, not pigs.
Finally is a coati. It's rooting around near a guard station at the foot of the trail. I think since this is an area a lot of people pass by it's sniffing to see if any of us dropped food.
After this we called a ridiculously cheap Uber, about $5 for a ride that would cost 2-3x back home, and headed back to our hotel in the banking district to take it easy for the rest of the afternoon.
