Location: Chiriqui Gulf Map
Area: 150 sq km (58 sq mi)
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Chiriqui Gulf Marine National Park is a marine nature reserve that protects an area of the Chiriqui Gulf in the South West Panama. Chiriqui National Park was established in 1994 to protect an area of 150 sq km (58 sq mi) of the marine biosphere around Las Isla Parida that includes islands Berraco, Bolaños, Bolañitos, Corral, Drowned, Dyer, Gamez, Obispone, the Pargos, Santa Catherine and Stone Icacos.
The Gulf of Chiriquí marine national park is
located in the center of the Gulf of Chiriquí, in the Central
American country of Panama, and was established in 1994 to protect
150 km² of marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, mangroves and
seagrasses. around two dozen islands of the archipelago of the
Paridas Islands. The park is known for its rich wildlife, including:
green iguanas, humpback whales (from August to October), hammerhead
sharks, dolphins and several species of sea turtles on the beaches
of the islands.
The protected area is known as the
archipelago of the Paridas Islands, and only the islands Parida and
Paridita are inhabited, and the islands are also found:
Santa
Catalina
Pulpy
Gámez
Tintorera
Obispo
Obispone
The
Snappers
Ahogado
Icacos
Corral de Piedra
Bolaños
Berraco
Bolañitos
San José (Saint Joseph)
Linarte
Peccary
Sainitos
Iglesia Mayor (Greater Church)
Carey Macho
Carey Hembra