Isla Palenque is located off the western Pacific shore of Panama, near the border of Costa Rica, in the Gulf of Chiriquí. Isla Boca Brava is just to the north, connected to Isla Palenque by a tombolo. The island is approximately 400 acres (1.6 km2), with 5 miles (8.0 km) of coastline and over 1-mile (1.6 km) of beaches. Most of the island is covered with mature tropical forest; other ecosystems on the island include mangroves, lagoons, and littoral forest.
A palenque originally referred to a refuge for escaped slaves. During Central America’s colonial period, indigenous Indians were indentured to work in the Spanish mines. Those who escaped sought sanctuary in places they fortified with palisades, or palenques. Isla Palenque has been called by that name for as long as maps can determine, and so may have been used to harbor escapees during the colonial period, or possibly as a refuge even earlier.
According to research[1] by Olga F. Linares, Isla Palenque has been a privileged location from the start of human settlement, and was the home of an ancient, pre-Columbian farming community some time during the years 500-1400AD. It may even have been occupied as long ago as 5,000BC. It became a sacred site for the most holy of ceremonies, and tribes from all over the province came here to worship. Important tribal chiefs were known to negotiate and trade with each other, making this the province’s prime center of culture and commerce. By colonial times this ancient community had vanished, leaving only enough clues about their lives to awaken curiosity and provide a sense of the island's ancient history.
Construction of a high-end eco-resort began in 2010[2] and it opened its first rooms in early 2012.[3][4]
Flora and faunaEdit
Due to its highly varied terrain and multiple ecosystems, there is a wide variety of flora and fauna on Isla Palenque.
Large reptiles on the island include the emerald basilisk, black ctenosaur, green iguana, and spectacled caiman. In addition, multiple species of frogs, salamander, lizards and snakes exist on the island in varying quantities.
A wide variety of tropical birds also use the island as a home or stopping point during migrations. toucans, parrots, woodpeckers, frigatebirds, hawks, and owls have all been spotted on the island, along with multiple varieties of hummingbirds.
Isla Palenque's temperatures are fairly consistent year round, with 90 degree highs during the day and 70 degree temperatures at night. Isla Palenque, like most of Panama, has a rainy season from May through November and a dry season from December through April. During most of the rainy season, afternoon rains of a few hours are typical; it is only in October and November that the rains regularly become extended deluges.
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This article is about the island in Panama For the site in Mexico see Palenque For other uses see Palenque disambiguation Isla Palenque is located off the western Pacific shore of Panama near the border of Costa Rica in the Gulf of Chiriqui Isla Boca Brava is just to the north connected to Isla Palenque by a tombolo The island is approximately 400 acres 1 6 km2 with 5 miles 8 0 km of coastline and over 1 mile 1 6 km of beaches Most of the island is covered with mature tropical forest other ecosystems on the island include mangroves lagoons and littoral forest Contents 1 History 2 Flora and fauna 3 Climate 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesHistory EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Isla Palenque news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message A palenque originally referred to a refuge for escaped slaves During Central America s colonial period indigenous Indians were indentured to work in the Spanish mines Those who escaped sought sanctuary in places they fortified with palisades or palenques Isla Palenque has been called by that name for as long as maps can determine and so may have been used to harbor escapees during the colonial period or possibly as a refuge even earlier According to research 1 by Olga F Linares Isla Palenque has been a privileged location from the start of human settlement and was the home of an ancient pre Columbian farming community some time during the years 500 1400AD It may even have been occupied as long ago as 5 000BC It became a sacred site for the most holy of ceremonies and tribes from all over the province came here to worship Important tribal chiefs were known to negotiate and trade with each other making this the province s prime center of culture and commerce By colonial times this ancient community had vanished leaving only enough clues about their lives to awaken curiosity and provide a sense of the island s ancient history Construction of a high end eco resort began in 2010 2 and it opened its first rooms in early 2012 3 4 Flora and fauna EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Isla Palenque news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Due to its highly varied terrain and multiple ecosystems there is a wide variety of flora and fauna on Isla Palenque At least eight families of howler monkeys have been identified 5 Other mammals identified on the island include the northern tamandua anteater the nine banded armadillo white nosed coati crab eating raccoon agouti woolly opossum and the Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine in addition to various kinds rabbits squirrels and mice While researchers have not yet spotted a margay evidence exists in trees and pawprints Large reptiles on the island include the emerald basilisk black ctenosaur green iguana and spectacled caiman In addition multiple species of frogs salamander lizards and snakes exist on the island in varying quantities A wide variety of tropical birds also use the island as a home or stopping point during migrations toucans parrots woodpeckers frigatebirds hawks and owls have all been spotted on the island along with multiple varieties of hummingbirds Climate EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Isla Palenque news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Isla Palenque s temperatures are fairly consistent year round with 90 degree highs during the day and 70 degree temperatures at night Isla Palenque like most of Panama has a rainy season from May through November and a dry season from December through April During most of the rainy season afternoon rains of a few hours are typical it is only in October and November that the rains regularly become extended deluges See also EditGulf of Chiriqui National Marine ParkNotes Edit Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2013 06 19 Retrieved 2014 01 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Kaye Nick 19 February 2010 The Resort at Isla Palenque The New York Times The Big Six Panama Resorts The Independent 2 March 2013 Escape into Panama s untouched wilds at this island resort The Globe And Mail 3 Jan 2014 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Isla Palenque More of my Monkey Friends YouTube References EditCorrales Ulloa Francisco 2001 Chiriqui In Peregrine Peter Neal Ember Melvin eds Encyclopedia of Prehistory Vol 5 Middle America New York Kluwer Academic Plenum Publishers in conjunction with the Human Relations Area Files at Yale University pp 54 68 ISBN 0 306 46259 1 OCLC 84088734 Linares Olga F 1980 Ecology and Prehistory of the Chiriqui Gulf Sites In Olga F Linares Anthony J Ranere eds Adaptive Radiations in Prehistoric Panama Peabody Museum monographs no 5 Cambridge MA Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Harvard University pp 67 79 ISBN 0 87365 905 8 OCLC 6798821 8 10 50 N 82 15 10 W 8 18056 N 82 25278 W 8 18056 82 25278 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Isla Palenque amp oldid 1165082998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
