THE BOTANICAL JOURNAL

Deep into the Darien Jungle of Panama, a young forest of teak stands tall. Planted nearly 15 years ago, the trees of this teak plantation will be ready for harvest in 10 years. Teak, Tectona grandis, is a tropical hardwood native

Playa Venao is located on the southeastern coast of the Azuero peninsula. This region juts out from the main body of Panama into the mighty Pacific Ocean. For surfers, waves...

While we were in Panama, Cody and I had a wonderful visit to the organic mango farm, Simply Natural. The mango tree is a tropical bearing fruit tree. Native to South...

The small but immensely important country of Panama is known as the crossroads of the Americas. Geographically, Panama is an isthmus connecting North America to South America and economically

An ancient sea where Odysseus escaped the sirens song or heroically battled the brutish Cyclops is my imagined association. Although a more real place, the Sargasso Sea is surrounded by...

The islands of Bermuda do not have mountains, thus rivers or streams. However, fresh water is gathered naturally from rain and stored underground. Under the islands is a vast system...

Turbulence, not the ordinary jostle, but feats of gravity stomach flips. I quickly pull open the window cover, snow-white clouds blanket the earth, then, such a downward surge that the...