Punta Patiño, Nature reserve and Ramsar site in Darién Province, Panama.
Punta Patiño is a 263 km² private nature reserve of rainforest and wetlands in Darién Province, Panama, owned by the conservation group ANCON. It is the largest private reserve in the country and was listed as a Ramsar wetland of international importance on 13 October 1993.
Punta Patiño is a privately owned reserve of ANCON, the Asociación Nacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, covering 65,025 acres (263 km²) in Darién Province, the largest private reserve in Panama. It was added to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance on 13 October 1993 under reference number 630. BirdLife International later designated it an Important Bird Area for its bird populations.
Punta Patiño is managed by ANCON, Panama's National Association for the Conservation of Nature, a Panamanian non-governmental organisation; at 263 km² it is the country's largest private reserve. Its name comes from the Punta Patiño headland on the Darién coast. The reserve was added to the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance on 13 October 1993 under reference number 630.
Access is by light aircraft or charter flight to the reserve's airstrip; in 2017 Air Panama offered charters from Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport in Panama City. The reserve lies in Darién Province, and ANCON, the Panamanian conservation NGO, manages it. Arrange transport and guided visits in advance through the managing organization.
Punta Patiño is the largest private reserve in Panama, covering 263 km² (65,025 acres) and managed by the NGO ANCON. It was added to the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance on 13 October 1993 under reference number 630. BirdLife International also designated it an Important Bird Area for its bird populations.
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