Barro Colorado Island

Photo: STRI

Today we're off to Barro Colorado Island. Here's some background from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, which manages this world wildlife treasure in the middle of Lake Gatun, the central waterway of the Panama Canal.

http://www.stri.si.edu/english/research/facilities/terrestrial/barro_colorado/

http://www.stri.si.edu/english/visit_us/barro_colorado/

The view from the veranda at Barro Colorado Island.