TIPS FOR HIKING...
- Shoes: Make sure they have good grip. Wear them in before hiking. They will get wet.
- Water: 1 liter = 2.5 hours.
- Food: Dried and fresh fruit, nuts, chocolate.
- Be well informed: Read about the trail. Know about where you are going.
- Don’t go alone: Always say where you will be and when you expect to be back.
- Clothes: light, quick dry, no shorts, NO JEANS.
- Stay on the trail: everything in the jungle looks green, don’t take short cuts can fool you.
- Leave no Trace: leave with what you bring in.
- Repellent, sun block and a flashlight. In Panama it gets dark by 6:30.
- Guides: if you are not sure about the trial. GET A GUIDE.