{"id":2846,"date":"2021-05-31T02:58:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2022-03-17T16:57:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T15:57:40","slug":"playa-muerto-a-hidden-paradise-surrounded-by-dariens-green-jungle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/2021\/05\/31\/playa-muerto-a-hidden-paradise-surrounded-by-dariens-green-jungle\/","title":{"rendered":"Playa Muerto, A Hidden Paradise Surrounded by Darien’s Green Jungle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thinking of visiting to a destination in\nDarien Province is wanting to discover one of the most inhospitable places in\nPanama. Fear and adrenaline do their thing before packing the suitcases. It is\nperhaps one of those experiences that you only live once. Going to a place\nlittle known by the majority of Panamanians, is a challenge for the adventure\ntourist or for expert survival travelers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of Darien sites as a reference to\nvisit is Playa Muerto (Beach of the dead), where the green jungle, the stormy\nwaves and the black and gray sand, invite you to explore the beauty of a place\nwith exuberant nature. In the surroundings a daily life related to the settlers\nand fishing is perceived, with little commercial development but with real\nlandscapes that you start enjoying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located within the Darien National Park,\nPlaya Muerto is just two hours away from Garachine town by boat. Visiting this\nbeach is an authentic adventure, it is a paradisiacal place of incomparable\nbeauty. Nearby, you can appreciate the mangroves and the exotic scenery of the\nlandscape until you reach the black sand beach community. It is practically the\nonly Embera group that lives on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Embera Community at\nPlaya Muerto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this sector open to ecotourism is the Embera\nWounaan Region. Playa Muerto is part of the Indigenous Community Tourism\nNetwork of Panama (REDTURI PANAMA) where projects are managed and coordinated\nby the indigenous communities themselves, making it a 100% authentic\nexperience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This community tourism provides a greater\nsense of coexistence and cultural exchange in tourists, especially those who\nstay more than one day and in indigenous homes. This experience generates an\nintrinsic need for adaptation, but at the same time full of fun and relaxation\nwith the activities offered by both indigenous and locals. Visitors are\nguaranteed a real experience and will be able to savor its delicious cuisine\nthat is made from marine products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Community Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order for tourism to be sustainable\nover time and contribute to the Embera’s purposes for the sake of their daily\ncoexistence and tourist activities in a harmonious way, the indigenous communities\ntogether with REDTURI agreed on some practices, some directed exclusively for\nthe community, in others together with tourists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Conservation Project for Kemp’s ridleys,\nmanaged by the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Community-managed Harpy Eagle\nConservation Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Activities for\nVisitors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All must be carried out with a certified guide,\nand providing the documents requested by the entities that preserve security in\nthe region, and maintain biosecurity measures: use of a mask, alcoholic gel,\nsocial distancing between people who do not correspond to the same social\nbubble (two meters).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Walk\non the Path of Oh Wandra (Path of the Harpy Eagle)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Tour\nfor whale watching:<\/strong> such as humpback whales season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Turtle\nsighting:<\/strong> to watch their spawning and \/ or release of hatchlings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Traditional\ndances and food.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Local crafts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Storytelling<\/strong>:\nabout Playa Muerto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The indigenous peoples of Panama have wonderful places that are waiting to receive more tourists, especially in the province of Darien, due to the continuous promotion of the Embera community locally and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thinking of visiting to a destination in Darien Province is wanting to discover one of the most inhospitable places in Panama. Fear and adrenaline do their thing before packing the suitcases. It is perhaps one of those experiences that you only live once. Going to a place little known by the majority of Panamanians, is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2846"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2846"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3634,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2846\/revisions\/3634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}