Azuero Peninsula
The Azuero Peninsula (Spanish: Península de Azuero) is a large peninsula in southern Panama. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean in the south; the Pacific and Gulf of Montijo to the west, and by the Gulf of Panama in the east. The peninsula is effectively divided into two regions; the Western Azuero and the Eastern Azuero, as no serviceable roads join the two peninsula regions past the Pan-American Highway.
The Eastern Azuero Peninsula is known for baseball and is also a center of activity during the annual
The Western Azuero Peninsula is known for its cattle ranching, farming, fishing, sunsets and beaches.
Tourism has begun to increase in the area both for the aforementioned sport fishing, surfing and for the local charm of cities like Chitré, Las Tablas and Pedasi. Due to a rise in tourism, real estate development has begun. The area enjoys some of the best weather in Panama being in a region known as the "Arco Seco" (dry arc).
Geography
It is divided into three provinces,
Punta Mariato on the western tip of the peninsula is the southernmost point on the mainland of Central America.
History
The Azuero region was one of the first parts of Panama to be settled more than 10,000 years ago, and the area in the north of the peninsula was cultivated thousands of years before the arrival of the Spaniards.
Environment
Its long history of cultivation and grazing has had a negative impact on the environment, resulting in what is sometimes called the
In the extreme south,
References
- ^ "Trees and Cattle: They can live together! - Azuero Earth Project". azueroearthproject.org. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
External links
- "Azuero Peninsula" Encyclopædia Britannica
- Best Places in the World to Retire: Azuero / Pedasi
- PanamaInfo: the Azuero Peninsula
- Alfalfa Travel Guide: the Azuero Peninsula
- Grandiablos, diablicos and other Azuero traditions
- The Art of Precolumbian Gold: The Jan Mitchell Collection, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Azuero Peninsula
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