Panama & Cartagena

AAAS Travels ACS & Sigma Xi Expeditions PANAMA & CARTAGENA LEADERSHIP BETCHART EXPEDITIONS Inc. Leading the expedition will be two 17050 Montebello Road, Cupertino, CA 95014-5435 Including the Panama Canal, Canal excellent naturalists: Eric Horvath and Train, Parks & Scientific Reserves, Fabio Trujillo. Eric has a BA in zoology and has FIRST CLASS and World Heitage Sites! published several scientific papers on birds and mammals. He is currently January 18-28, 2015 conducting scientific studies in Panama, particularly on the nesting sites of native swifts. He has been leading trips in the U.S. since 1990, and has led many Panama groups the last ten years. Fabio has been working as a naturalist guide in Panama for nine years, and is currently finishing the Geo and Eco Tourism course at the University of Panama. He is a popular leader of Panama groups and is a guide with a big smile and good attitude who loves sharing with travelers the fascinating heritage of the Panama Canal and his love of nature Discover Panama in Panama. & Cartagena Including the Panama Canal, World Heritage Sites & More! Also visit the World Heritage City of Cartagena, Colombia! January 18-28, 2015

will be balmy. There will be nature walks and birdwatching COSTS & CONDITIONS on trails or by boat. In Cartagena, we will explore the walled city and then time to explore on your own. The trip is Panama & Cartagena Fee: $3,965 per person plus air fare for travelers with a love of adventure and discovery. of approximately $985 Miami to Panama & Cartagena, round (No smoking in vehicles or meals please.) trip. (You may register for “Panama only” for $3,295 per person Air Fare & Airline Ticketing: Please phone Taunya at plus air fare.) Betchart Expeditions, (800) 252-4910 for information Expedition Fee Includes: Transfers, 3 nights in Panama about the group flights. AIR FARES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE City, 4 nights at Gamboa Lodge, 3 nights in Cartagena, all UNTIL TICKETED. with breakfast; excursions, picnics or lunches as indicated; Accommodations: Are in excellent first class hotels in ITINERARY 3 dinners; services of an excellent naturalist guide and Panama, twin share with private bath which are well situated We invite you to join us as we explore Panama A highlight will be visiting Barro Colorado expedition leader; administration. for exploration. The boutique hotel in Cartagena’s Old Town & Cartagena! Discover Panama Viejo and the Island Natural Monument, site of the renowned Day 1 Miami to Panama City Casco Viejo is home to monuments of Ferdinand de is charming and well situated for exploring the history of Panama Fee Does Not Include: Independent transfers, Historic District of Panama UNESCO World Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, to learn Today, we will fly from Miami to Panama City. Lesseps and other Frenchmen instrumental in the ill- some meals; optional tours; tips to guide, expedition leader; the city on foot or a quick trip by taxi to a nearby beach. Heritage Site, national parks and scientific about their scientific projects and look for birds, fated attempt to construct a canal through Panama. We Limited single accommodations are available for a Arrive in the afternoon and transfer to the Country personal expenses, such as internet, laundry, alcoholic reserves, and the Panama Canal itself. butterflies, sloths, and more! With leadership by will also visit the Panama Canal Museum and see the beverages, or taxis. supplement of $695 in Panama + $395 in Cartagena. Inn & Suites Panama Canal (3 nights), which overlooks the canal. Panama City is the capital of the Miraflores Locks and Visitor Center where large ships Reservations, Deposits, & Payments: The Panama Canal has been declared the two outstanding naturalists, our adventure will be What to Expect: This expedition is for travelers who a rich natural history and historical experience. country and is the center of commerce and culture. can be seen transiting the canal. We will learn about would like to learn about and explore the Panama Canal area, Please mail a deposit of $1,000 per person with the “Monument of the Millennium” by the American the history of the Canal and marvel at the workings of completed reservation form to: The city was founded in 1519 as the storage depot for including historic sites, national parks and scientific reserves, Society of Civil Engineers, and this year we are Our expedition will conclude with a short this feat of human engineering. We will also visit the P anama & Cartagena 2015 the gold and silver captured from the Inca Empire and the Panama Canal itself, culminating in 3 days in the historic celebrating the 100th anniversary of this flight from Panama to one of the finest “old sparkling new Biodiversity Museum. (B,L) heart of Cartagena, Colombia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Betchart Expeditions Inc. before it went to Spain. The “Las Cruces Trail” was Transit the Panama Canal from Gamboa to the Pacific. Take a 17050 Montebello Road tremendous achievement. towns” from 16th and 17th Century America— the path used by men, horses, and carts to carry the Day 3 P anama Canal — Gamboa treasure from western to eastern Panama. The motorized piragua (dugout canoe) up the Chagres River to Cupertino, CA 95014-5435 Our adventure will explore the diversity Cartagena, Colombia! It is a world class city to the Pacific Transit the Embera indigenous village and The balance is due 60 days before departure. both for its history and beauty—so rich with original city was destroyed by fire by pirate Henry This morning, we will depart for Gamboa where of Panama around the Canal and will include Morgan and then rebuilt in the more protected Chagres National Park. Explore Lake Questions: Please call Betchart Expeditions Inc. history and charm you won’t want to miss it! we will depart on a partial transit of the Panama Canal Gatun by boat, visit the Gatun Locks, a transit of the Canal from Gamboa to the location that we will see tomorrow. Welcome on board the Pacific Queen. We will enter the canal take the Trans-Isthmus train Colon to Telephone: (800) 252 4910 (USA) Pacific Ocean. We will also take a motorized We hope you will join us! dinner. D or (408) 252 4910 (International) at the north end of the Gaillard Cut, where the Chagres Panama City, and visit the renowned piragua (dugout canoe) up the Chagres River Day 2 Heritage of Panama City River flows into the canal. The Gaillard Cut (also known Barro Colorado Island Natural Fax: (408) 252 1444 Best Regards, Email: [email protected] to the Embera indigenous village and Chagres Our introduction to Panama will begin as as Culebra Cut because its curves resemble a snake) Monument and the Smithsonian was carved through the Continental Divide and is Tropical Research Institute. With Cancellations & Refunds: The initial deposit is refundable National Park. We will look for capuchins, we explore the ruins of Old Panama, climb up the leadership by two outstanding up to 60 days before departure less a handling fee of $100 per toucans, and other wildlife on islands in Gatun Cathedral tower, and visit the Old Panama Museum. full of history and geological value. The Pacific naturalists, the trip is a rich natural person. There is no refund after that period unless your Lake. We will also visit the Gatun Locks, and Margaret M. Betchart We’ll then continue to Casco Viejo (Panama’s “Old Queen will travel the Cut’s 13.7 km to Pedro Miguel Town”), which dates back to the late 1600’s. We will Locks. You will also be able to observe the work in history and historical experience. place is resold, then only the $100 per person handling fee take the TransIsthmus train from Colon to President, Betchart Expeditions Inc. You will have tropical heat during is withheld. There are no refunds for unused meals or other learn about the historical events leading up to the progress for the Panama Canal expansion project. the days, with some rain; evenings expedition features. Travel insurance is recommended. Panama City. for AAAS, Sigma Xi & ACS movement of the capital city to its present location. Before reaching the Pedro Miguel Locks, you will be AAAS Travels ACS & Sigma Xi Expeditions PANAMA & CARTAGENA LEADERSHIP BETCHART EXPEDITIONS Inc. Leading the expedition will be two 17050 Montebello Road, Cupertino, CA 95014-5435 Including the Panama Canal, Canal excellent naturalists: Eric Horvath and Train, Parks & Scientific Reserves, Fabio Trujillo. Eric has a BA in zoology and has FIRST CLASS and World Heitage Sites! published several scientific papers on birds and mammals. He is currently January 18-28, 2015 conducting scientific studies in Panama, particularly on the nesting sites of native swifts. He has been leading trips in the U.S. since 1990, and has led many Panama groups the last ten years. Fabio has been working as a naturalist guide in Panama for nine years, and is currently finishing the Geo and Eco Tourism course at the University of Panama. He is a popular leader of Panama groups and is a guide with a big smile and good attitude who loves sharing with travelers the fascinating heritage of the Panama Canal and his love of nature Discover Panama in Panama. & Cartagena Including the Panama Canal, World Heritage Sites & More! Also visit the World Heritage City of Cartagena, Colombia! January 18-28, 2015

will be balmy. There will be nature walks and birdwatching COSTS & CONDITIONS on trails or by boat. In Cartagena, we will explore the walled city and then time to explore on your own. The trip is Panama & Cartagena Fee: $3,965 per person plus air fare for travelers with a love of adventure and discovery. of approximately $985 Miami to Panama & Cartagena, round (No smoking in vehicles or meals please.) trip. (You may register for “Panama only” for $3,295 per person Air Fare & Airline Ticketing: Please phone Taunya at plus air fare.) Betchart Expeditions, (800) 252-4910 for information Expedition Fee Includes: Transfers, 3 nights in Panama about the group flights. AIR FARES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE City, 4 nights at Gamboa Lodge, 3 nights in Cartagena, all UNTIL TICKETED. with breakfast; excursions, picnics or lunches as indicated; Accommodations: Are in excellent first class hotels in ITINERARY 3 dinners; services of an excellent naturalist guide and Panama, twin share with private bath which are well situated We invite you to join us as we explore Panama A highlight will be visiting Barro Colorado expedition leader; administration. for exploration. The boutique hotel in Cartagena’s Old Town & Cartagena! Discover Panama Viejo and the Island Natural Monument, site of the renowned Day 1 Miami to Panama City Casco Viejo is home to monuments of Ferdinand de is charming and well situated for exploring the history of Panama Fee Does Not Include: Independent transfers, Historic District of Panama UNESCO World Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, to learn Today, we will fly from Miami to Panama City. Lesseps and other Frenchmen instrumental in the ill- some meals; optional tours; tips to guide, expedition leader; the city on foot or a quick trip by taxi to a nearby beach. Heritage Site, national parks and scientific about their scientific projects and look for birds, fated attempt to construct a canal through Panama. We Limited single accommodations are available for a Arrive in the afternoon and transfer to the Country personal expenses, such as internet, laundry, alcoholic reserves, and the Panama Canal itself. butterflies, sloths, and more! With leadership by will also visit the Panama Canal Museum and see the beverages, or taxis. supplement of $695 in Panama + $395 in Cartagena. Inn & Suites Panama Canal (3 nights), which overlooks the canal. Panama City is the capital of the Miraflores Locks and Visitor Center where large ships Reservations, Deposits, & Payments: The Panama Canal has been declared the two outstanding naturalists, our adventure will be What to Expect: This expedition is for travelers who a rich natural history and historical experience. country and is the center of commerce and culture. can be seen transiting the canal. We will learn about would like to learn about and explore the Panama Canal area, Please mail a deposit of $1,000 per person with the “Monument of the Millennium” by the American the history of the Canal and marvel at the workings of completed reservation form to: The city was founded in 1519 as the storage depot for including historic sites, national parks and scientific reserves, Society of Civil Engineers, and this year we are Our expedition will conclude with a short this feat of human engineering. We will also visit the P anama & Cartagena 2015 the gold and silver captured from the Inca Empire and the Panama Canal itself, culminating in 3 days in the historic celebrating the 100th anniversary of this flight from Panama to one of the finest “old sparkling new Biodiversity Museum. (B,L) heart of Cartagena, Colombia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Betchart Expeditions Inc. before it went to Spain. The “Las Cruces Trail” was Transit the Panama Canal from Gamboa to the Pacific. Take a 17050 Montebello Road tremendous achievement. towns” from 16th and 17th Century America— the path used by men, horses, and carts to carry the Day 3 P anama Canal — Gamboa treasure from western to eastern Panama. The motorized piragua (dugout canoe) up the Chagres River to Cupertino, CA 95014-5435 Our adventure will explore the diversity Cartagena, Colombia! It is a world class city to the Pacific Transit the Embera indigenous village and The balance is due 60 days before departure. both for its history and beauty—so rich with original city was destroyed by fire by pirate Henry This morning, we will depart for Gamboa where of Panama around the Canal and will include Morgan and then rebuilt in the more protected Chagres National Park. Explore Lake Questions: Please call Betchart Expeditions Inc. history and charm you won’t want to miss it! we will depart on a partial transit of the Panama Canal Gatun by boat, visit the Gatun Locks, a transit of the Canal from Gamboa to the location that we will see tomorrow. Welcome on board the Pacific Queen. We will enter the canal take the Trans-Isthmus train Colon to Telephone: (800) 252 4910 (USA) Pacific Ocean. We will also take a motorized We hope you will join us! dinner. D or (408) 252 4910 (International) at the north end of the Gaillard Cut, where the Chagres Panama City, and visit the renowned piragua (dugout canoe) up the Chagres River Day 2 Heritage of Panama City River flows into the canal. The Gaillard Cut (also known Barro Colorado Island Natural Fax: (408) 252 1444 Best Regards, Email: [email protected] to the Embera indigenous village and Chagres Our introduction to Panama will begin as as Culebra Cut because its curves resemble a snake) Monument and the Smithsonian was carved through the Continental Divide and is Tropical Research Institute. With Cancellations & Refunds: The initial deposit is refundable National Park. We will look for capuchins, we explore the ruins of Old Panama, climb up the leadership by two outstanding up to 60 days before departure less a handling fee of $100 per toucans, and other wildlife on islands in Gatun Cathedral tower, and visit the Old Panama Museum. full of history and geological value. The Pacific naturalists, the trip is a rich natural person. There is no refund after that period unless your Lake. We will also visit the Gatun Locks, and Margaret M. Betchart We’ll then continue to Casco Viejo (Panama’s “Old Queen will travel the Cut’s 13.7 km to Pedro Miguel Town”), which dates back to the late 1600’s. We will Locks. You will also be able to observe the work in history and historical experience. place is resold, then only the $100 per person handling fee take the TransIsthmus train from Colon to President, Betchart Expeditions Inc. You will have tropical heat during is withheld. There are no refunds for unused meals or other learn about the historical events leading up to the progress for the Panama Canal expansion project. the days, with some rain; evenings expedition features. Travel insurance is recommended. Panama City. for AAAS, Sigma Xi & ACS movement of the capital city to its present location. Before reaching the Pedro Miguel Locks, you will be & SIGM A THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY able to view the new Centennial Bridge which crosses kingfishers, along to transport gold across the isthmus, Day 7 Barro Colorado narrow streets over the Canal. with keel-billed are still found. Once in Colon province Natural Monument Smithsonian with overhanging RESERVATIONS #1353 Next, the Pacific Queen will enter Pedro Miguel toucans and ospreys you drive over the Panama Canal at Tropical Research Institute balconies with Locks, where it is lowered 9 meters in one step. flying above. Gatun Locks. Today, our boat will cruise along Gatun flowers tumbling Yes! I/we want to join the Panama & Cartagena You will then enter Miraflores Lake, which separates At the Embera During your visit, you will have Lake in the Panama Canal to the Barro over the rails, Expedition, January 18-28, 2015, offered by AAAS Pedro Miguel from Miraflores Locks, where the ship village you will be the opportunity to see construction Colorado Natural Monument (BCNM), historic churches, Travels, Sigma Xi & ACS. Please reserve ____ space(s). As a is lowered 18 meters in two distinct steps. Once in the greeted with dancing and music. You will learn about of the Panama Canal Expansion and you will visit the which is administered by the Smithsonian Tropical modern museums, many restaurants, and some night deposit, I/we enclose a check for $______($1,000 per Pacific Ocean the ship will sail to the Flamenco Marina Embera customs and their relationship with nature. Gatun Locks Visitors Center. Later, you will visit the Research Institute. This is one of the finest tropical life. The hilltops surrounding the central city are dotted person) payable to Betchart Expeditions Inc. Trust Account. where passengers disembark. (B,L) There will be handcrafts available for sale and you will Castle of San Lorenzo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. research institutes in the Americas. Here we will by forts that housed troops, cannons, and massive have a chance to be painted with the traditional jagua, Built at the mouth of the Chagres River, this Spanish discover the splendor of the tropical rainforest in Barro swords which protected the most important Spanish Name(s) ______Age______X I Day 4 Chagres River Adventure a natural dye the Embera use to adorn their bodies. bastion served to fortify and protect the river entrance Colorado, the largest forested island in the Panama Canal city on the Caribbean coast. (B) This morning we will transfer to El Corotu on the ______Age______After a traditional Embera lunch you will head to the to Las Cruces Trail that led to Panama City on the waterway, and look for birds, butterflies, and insects shores of Madden Lake. Here, you board a motorized Days 9 & 10 Cartagena Old Town Gamboa Rainforest Resort (4 nights). (B,L) Pacific Ocean. of interest. Learn about research in progress and the piragua (dugout canoe) and travel up the Chagres rich natural history of the BCNM. (B,L,D) We will have a walking tour of Old Town and then Address ______

River to the indigenous village of Embera Drua. Day 5 Gatun Lake & Soberania National Park You will be traveling through lush rainforest time on your own to explore museums, historic build- & The boat journey takes you through the rainforest Depart this morning for the point where the Chagres within San Lorenzo National Park, where you might Day 8 Panama to Cartagena, Colombia ings, and streets within the walled city of Cartagena. City ______State ____ Zip ______River meets the Panama Canal. Here we will board a have the opportunity to see monkeys, two and three- This morning, we will transfer to the airport for a Cartagena was declared a UNESCO World Heritage of the 320,000-acre Chagres National Park, which is Phone: Home (______) ______the largest of the national parks protecting the Panama boat and head off on an adventure that will include toed sloths, coatimundi, parrots, and other wildlife. flight to Cartagena. We will transfer to our Hotel site in 1984, and includes outstanding examples of A (3 nights), which is situated in the historic walled city Canal Watershed. Here you may be able to spot an expedition across Gatun Lake in the Panama military and city architec ture of the 16th, 17th, and Work (______) ______little blue and green heron, great egret, anhingas, Canal, passing by gigantic cargo ships transiting the of Cartagena. 18th centuries. The beach is just a short taxi ride C S neotropical cormorant, Amazon, ringed, and green waterway, which make a sharp contrast with the Cartagena de Indias was founded by the Spanish away. Enjoy a festive dinner and celebration of our Email Address ______natural surroundings. in 1533 as a storage and departure port for the adventure this evening. (B,D) LINK BETWEEN TWO OCEANS Along the way, you will have the plundered riches of Peru that were shipped back Day 11 Fly to Miami & Home Membership: ___ AAAS ___ Sigma Xi ___ ACS ___ Planetary Society opportunity to look for green iguana to Spain. Over the centuries a thick protective Transfer to the airport for our flight to Miami, arriving Accommodations Preference: E Our trip will be highlighted by transiting the Panama Canal, and three-toed sloth resting on tree fortified wall was built to reduce the sieges. The best about 12:30 pm. Take connecting flights home. ___ Twin ___ Single Twin Share: ___ with a friend or designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as the branches, crocodile, osprey on the hunt known siege was Francis Drake’s 1,300 men pillaging ___ Nonsmoker ___ Smoker ___ assign a roommate Monument of the Millennium. The Canal both changed world for peacock bass, snail kite, and keel- the city in 1586. The old city is nearly surrounded by x commerce and represented an unprecedented engineering and billed toucan. We will venture close to this massive wall that today creates a pleasant and RESPONSIBILITY Signature ______Date ______p logistical challenge. The French designer of the Suez Canal began rainforest-covered islands (former hill safe feeling of old world charm. We will walk the Betchart Expeditions Inc., the American Association for the Advancement of Science the effort and failed. But a determined American President Teddy tops) in Gatun Lake to search for white- (AAAS), Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, and the American Chemical Society Signature ______Date ______(ACS) act only as agents for the passenger with respect to transport ation and hotels, and Roosevelt, assisted by a series of remarkable Chief Engineers, and e faced capuchin, mantled howler monkey, exercise every care possible. However, we can assume no liability for injury, damage, Please Mail To: Panama & Cartagena 2015 a force of 42,000 workers ultimately prevailed, completing the spider monkey, and tamarins. After the delay, loss, accident or irregularity in connection with the services of any airplane, ship, motorc oach, or any other conveyance used in carrying out the arrangements of the tour. Betchart Expeditions Inc. di largest construction project in the history of the world. boat trip, we will head to Soberania We cannot accept any responsibility for losses or additional expenses due to delay or changes in air or other services, sickness, weather, strike, war, quarantine, terrorism, 17050 Montebello Road Among the technical challenges were instability of the Culebra National Park and the famous Pipeline acts of God, or other causes beyond our control. All such losses or expenses will have Cupertino, CA 95014-5435 Cut, the need for efficient removal and movement of massive Road for a chance to explore trails of the to be borne by the passenger, as tour rates provide for arrange ments only for the time

stated. We reserve the right to substitute another leader of similar expertise or reserve t amounts of dug and dredged earth, conversion of a threatening, lush rainforest. (B,L) the right to cancel any tour prior to departure, in which case the entire payment will be

refunded with no further obligation on our part. The right is also reserved to decline i o floodprone river into a project asset, and construction of the Day 6 The Pirate Trail: to accept or retain any per son as a member of the tour. No refund will be made for the largest earth fill dam in the world to date. Our return to Panama City will be on the Trans- unused portion of any tour unless arrange ments are made in sufficient time to avoid Gatun Locks Tour penalties. The price of the program is based on current tariffs and rates, and is subject The keys to success included overcoming yellow fever and & San Lorenzo Castle Isthmian train. The railway follows a similar route to change. Any tariff, exchange rate, or fuel increases will be passed on to participants. Baggage is carried at the owner’s risk entirely. It is understood that the air ticket when n malaria and providing housing, food and the social infrastructure This morning, we will drive across as the original train built to transport ‘49 passengers issued shall constitute the sole contract between the passenger and the airline con needed for the required labor force—tasks that engineers seldom coming from the east coast of the United States across cerned. The airlines concerned are not to be held responsible for any act, omission, the Isthmus of Panama to the Caribbean or event during the time passengers are not on board their plane or conveyance. encounter and less frequently manage successfully. Now the canal province of Colon. Along the way you the Isthmus to board a ship to California. s is being upgraded with larger locks to accommodate a new genera ©2014 Betchart Expeditions Inc. All rights reserved. will stop at a site where remnants of The train will take you along the magnificent Photos courtesy of Wikipedia Commons: Jose Porras, tion of larger ships that increase the cargo capacity per vessel by Las Cruces Trail, the 400-year-old waterway, flanked by the exuberant rainforests of Nils Obeng, Dirk van der Made, Mdf, Stan Shebs, Igvir, a factor of 2.5—which will bring a new set of challenges. colonial trail used by the Spaniards Soberania National Park. (B,L) Ryan & David Shankbona. Map by April Milne. CST# 2036304-40 & SIGM A THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY able to view the new Centennial Bridge which crosses kingfishers, along to transport gold across the isthmus, Day 7 Barro Colorado narrow streets over the Canal. with keel-billed are still found. Once in Colon province Natural Monument Smithsonian with overhanging RESERVATIONS #1353 Next, the Pacific Queen will enter Pedro Miguel toucans and ospreys you drive over the Panama Canal at Tropical Research Institute balconies with Locks, where it is lowered 9 meters in one step. flying above. Gatun Locks. Today, our boat will cruise along Gatun flowers tumbling Yes! I/we want to join the Panama & Cartagena You will then enter Miraflores Lake, which separates At the Embera During your visit, you will have Lake in the Panama Canal to the Barro over the rails, Expedition, January 18-28, 2015, offered by AAAS Pedro Miguel from Miraflores Locks, where the ship village you will be the opportunity to see construction Colorado Natural Monument (BCNM), historic churches, Travels, Sigma Xi & ACS. Please reserve ____ space(s). As a is lowered 18 meters in two distinct steps. Once in the greeted with dancing and music. You will learn about of the Panama Canal Expansion and you will visit the which is administered by the Smithsonian Tropical modern museums, many restaurants, and some night deposit, I/we enclose a check for $______($1,000 per Pacific Ocean the ship will sail to the Flamenco Marina Embera customs and their relationship with nature. Gatun Locks Visitors Center. Later, you will visit the Research Institute. This is one of the finest tropical life. The hilltops surrounding the central city are dotted person) payable to Betchart Expeditions Inc. Trust Account. where passengers disembark. (B,L) There will be handcrafts available for sale and you will Castle of San Lorenzo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. research institutes in the Americas. Here we will by forts that housed troops, cannons, and massive have a chance to be painted with the traditional jagua, Built at the mouth of the Chagres River, this Spanish discover the splendor of the tropical rainforest in Barro swords which protected the most important Spanish Name(s) ______Age______X I Day 4 Chagres River Adventure a natural dye the Embera use to adorn their bodies. bastion served to fortify and protect the river entrance Colorado, the largest forested island in the Panama Canal city on the Caribbean coast. (B) This morning we will transfer to El Corotu on the ______Age______After a traditional Embera lunch you will head to the to Las Cruces Trail that led to Panama City on the waterway, and look for birds, butterflies, and insects shores of Madden Lake. Here, you board a motorized Days 9 & 10 Cartagena Old Town Gamboa Rainforest Resort (4 nights). (B,L) Pacific Ocean. of interest. Learn about research in progress and the piragua (dugout canoe) and travel up the Chagres rich natural history of the BCNM. (B,L,D) We will have a walking tour of Old Town and then Address ______