View of the Wekso ecolodge from our room's balcony

Even though we weren't deep in the rainforest, it had the loudest nature sounds, exotic bird songs, insect calls, and most lush, brightest greenery I have ever experienced. The beds in our room had bats roosting under them, so as you laid there you could feel them flapping around under you. (Many of you are wondering how on earth I tolerated this! It wasn't easy, but we had nets that made me feel superficially protected :) )

Wekso Rainforest Ecolodge - La Amistad

August 16th 2006
So like I said in the last blog, Josh and I wanted to go to the rainforest in Panama (especially since we didn't have time to do so in Ecuador). We had read about a place called Wekso, which is an ecolodge on the mainland deep in the rainforest and within hiking distance of the Parque Nacional La Amistad - one of the few places on earth that is still considered somewhat unexplored. We made arran ... read more

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With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more

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