Actually, Scott came by the Tower in December 7 of 1997, however, at that time I did not have this feature in the web site so, with your permission, I'll include him now. He is the tall guy in the middle, to his left is Richard Cahill and his girlfriend Gaby and to his right Hernan Arauz and his daughter. Richard and Hernan are two of the best naturalist guides in Panama, they are with Ancon Expeditions of Panama, a recently formed inbound tour operator.For more info about AEP visit its web site at www.ecopanama.com

Anyway, Scott came to Panama because The Lonely Planet, the well known publishing company specializing in guide books,   will come out with a  book dedicated exclusively to Panama and he was researching the country to write the book.  This is the first time The Lonely Planet writes a book on Panama and this is an indication of the increasing interest our country is eliciting around the world. Well, I took Scott to The Canopy Tower and he loved the place.

Thanks Scott, I'll be the first person to buy the book when it reaches Panama !!

Paul Coopmans, fourth from the left, the well known international bird guide visited the Tower the last day of February 1998. He was leading a group of birders from BIRDQUEST. The group had birders from Norway, England, Belgium and Sweeden. They were particularly interested in seeing the Blue Cotinga, Cotinga natterii, and they did, a male and a female. This bird is relatively common around the Canopy Tower and very easy to see. However, to see it from the ground is another story because the Blue Cotinga usually stays in the uppermost level of the forest, the canopy,  and to see it from below is quite difficult. From the Tower is another story, you can actually see it looking down as the following picture shows.