Metropolitan Natural Park
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Metropolitan Natural Park (Parque Natural Metropolitano) is a park in Panama City
, Panama
. It is the only wildlife refuge in the city. Wildlife found in the park include bird species and Geoffroy's Tamarin
. The park was first proposed in 1974 and was inaugurated on June 5, 1988.
Panama City
Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...
, Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
. It is the only wildlife refuge in the city. Wildlife found in the park include bird species and Geoffroy's Tamarin
Geoffroy's Tamarin
Geoffroy's tamarin , also known as the Panamanian, red-crested or rufous-naped tamarin, is a tamarin, a type of small monkey, found in Panama and Colombia. It is predominantly black and white, with a reddish nape. Diurnal, Geoffroy's tamarin spends most of its time in trees, but does come down to...
. The park was first proposed in 1974 and was inaugurated on June 5, 1988.