Geography and Environment : Panama Canal

The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning the Panama Canal is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of Panamanian subjects is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/panama/).

GAMBOA RESORT AT THE PANAMA CANAL  (http://www.gamboaresort.com)
This site list all the facilities of the Gamboa Resort at the Panama Canal, including the marina, fishing, swimming pool, restaurants, convention center, and ecological and environmental aspects of the Canal through nature tours, serpentarium, orchid exhibit, etc. In Spanish and in English.

PROYECTO DE MONITOREO ECOLOGICO DE LA CUENCA DEL CANAL DE PANAMA (PMCC) -- PANAMA CANAL WATERSHED ECOLOGICAL MONITORING PROJECT  (http://www.stri.org/PMCC/)
The Panama Canal Watershed Ecological Monitoring Project web page presents studies of the watershed's eco-system. In Spanish.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES, SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE BRANCH  (http://www.sil.si.edu/Branches/stri-hp.htm)
The STRI Library homepage homepage provides hyperlinks to sources of information in natural history, anthropology, botany, earth sciences, ecology.wildlife conservation, biodiversity and the environment. Also provides information on rainforest ecology and mangroves.