TYPE: Eco-lodge and nature observatory.

LOCATION: It takes only about 30-45 minutes to drive to the Canopy Tower from Panama City; one hour from Tocumen International Airport and about 15 minutes from the local airport at Albrook Field. The Canopy Tower is located on top of Semaphore Hill, in a well preserved semideciduous tall forest in the heart of Soberanía National Park. It is at an altitude of 900 feet above sea level, and from its roof you can see the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal and the skyline of Panama City, just 30 minutes away.

ROOMS: tree-level, six two-person bedrooms with large windows and a full bathroom with hot-water showers each.

FACILITIES: The Canopy Tower has five levels that offer different views of the forest around it. The flat roof is a great place to watch the canopy, as well as the Panama Canal and, in the distance, the skyline of the city. The top floor, covered by a 30 feet high geotangent dome (a variation of Bucky Fuller's famous geodesic dome), is used as the main dining area, and is completely surrounded by panoramic windows. Below the rooms, a mezzanine with more windows adds viewing opportunities of the lower levels of the forest canopy. Finally, the ground floor will house exhibits about the environment and the surrounding forest and the animals that live in it.

COMMENTS: Something one can not miss is the Fall migration of Hawks and Vultures. Rivers of thousands of birds pass by the Tower, in one of the most impressive natural spectacles of the year. Magnificent setting, fine food, excellent hospitality and amazing wildlife viewing. From the Canopy Tower - a brilliant new view of the toucans, the trees, the canal of Panama. A marvelous experience by dawns early light, a plethora of birds and a chorus of primates All of it unforgettable!