Immediately, I wonder why there would be a trinket of plastic garbage this deep in the jungle. Looking closer, I realize that's not garbage, it must be one of those biological study units, perhaps a ...

Casita Mirador, complete with plunge pool and a view of Gulf of Chiriquí­, at Islas Secas. Our helicopter swooped skyward with an easy bound and Panama City came into view almost instantly — hundreds ...

It was late morning, hot, humid and quiet. Shafts of sunlight cut through the jungle as we followed a path through the latticed shade. A few hundred yards away, gigantic cargo ships stacked with ...

The crew expected a normal week in Panama — instead, they got the first hurricane the region had seen in over a decade. With seas too dangerous to launch kayaks, they hiked deep jungle trails, rescued ...

The sun sets in the Darien province on the border with Colombia, in Union Choco, Panama. (AP Photo / Arnulfo Franco) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive ...

The U.S. military has revived jungle warfare training in Panama for the first time in more than 20 years, preparing soldiers in combat and survival tactics in dense, tropical environments amid ...