Choco-Darien Rainforest

Tropical rainforestColombia/Panama

CountryColombia/Panama

Area100,000 km2

TypeTropical rainforest

Key SpeciesHarpy eagle, jaguar, poison dart frog

About Choco-Darien Rainforest

One of the wettest places on Earth. Up to 11,000 mm of rain per year. Extraordinary endemism - 25% of plant species found nowhere else. Home to Embera and Waunana indigenous peoples. Poorly studied due to conflict.

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