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The Pedasí district covers an area of 378.3 square kilometers. [7] It was once home to one of Panama's few swaths of dry tropical forest; [8] however, the area underwent heavy deforestation to make room for cattle pastures during the Spanish colonial era, leaving many of the hills and lowlands denuded.
The refuge is home to more than 62 bird species, and a major nesting site for the magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), with a population of more than 5000. The island also houses several reptile species, including the black iguana ( Ctenosaura similis ) for which the island is named.
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Pedasí Airport (IATA: PDM) is an airport serving the town of Pedasí, in Panama. [4] It parallels the Pacific coastline 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of the town.. It replaces the original Cap.
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) was created in 2002 from the merger of two other entities to provide both windstorm coverage and general property insurance for home-owners who could not obtain insurance elsewhere.
The name Puntarenas comes from a portmanteau of punta and arenas, which means "point" and "sands", respectively.In English this would translate roughly to "Sand Point". The name is first referenced by the arrival in February 1720 of the pirate John Clipperton to the area, which recorded in his journals to have arrived to a "Punta de Arena", referring to the needle-like area on which the city ...