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Panama's Top 15
Hawkfish
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Often compared to the Galápagos, this remote marine park (
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) is a
veritable lost world of pristine ecosystems and unique fauna. Spy flocks of
scarlet macaws, enormous schools of fish, migrating humpback whales with
calves, and manta rays scuffing the ocean floor. Scuba divers might even
glimpse a hammerhead or a whale shark. Most importantly, it's still wild, with few
visitors and little infrastructure. Not long ago an infamous prison operated on the
main island, but now everyone comes here by choice.
