The Darien Gap is vast territory of rainforests extending along the continental divide between Panama and Colombia. As a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, it houses some of the highest levels of diversity of both flora and fauna, as well as indigenous groups such as the Kunas, Embera Woonaans and Afrochocoanas. It is an important natural barrier between the Central and the South America, or a "seal" as its Spanish name suggests, which plays a crucial role in the protection of different continental faunas and prevents the transmission of different diseases.
The Darien Gap is vast territory of rainforests extending along the continental divide between Panama and Colombia. As a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, it houses some of the highest levels of diversity of both flora and fauna, as well as indigenous groups such as the Kunas, Embera Woonaans and Afrochocoanas. It is an important natural barrier between the Central and the South America, or a "seal" as its Spanish name suggests, which plays a crucial role in the protection of different continental faunas and prevents the transmission of different diseases.
The Darien Gap is vast territory of rainforests extending along the continental divide between Panama and Colombia. As a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, it houses some of the highest levels of diversity of both flora and fauna, as well as indigenous groups such as the Kunas, Embera Woonaans and Afrochocoanas. It is an important natural barrier between the Central and the South America, or a "seal" as its Spanish name suggests, which plays a crucial role in the protection of different continental faunas and prevents the transmission of different diseases.