Chagres National Park

The Chagres National Park is a nature park and protected area created in 1986 located between the Province of Panama and Colon, in the Eastern sector of the Panama Canal with a total surface area of 129000 ha.

The park contains tropical rain forests and a set of rivers which provide sufficient water to guarantee the operation of the Gatun Lake, main lake of the Panama Canal: the Chagres River and the Gatun River.

The highest point of the park is Cerro Jefe, at 1,007 m above sea level.

It is considered a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance.

Panama Canal Watershed
The park was created in 1985, with the aim of preserving the natural forest that composes it
 * to produce water in amount and quality sufficient to guarantee the normal operation of the Panama Canal
 * to supply potable water for the cities of Panama, Colon and la Chorrera,
 * and the generation of electricity for the cities of Panama and Colon.