Spring Break Travel Course in
Bocas del Toro, Panama, 2009

Dr. Daniel Suman introduced students to environmental planning, tourism, and coastal conservation in Bocas del Toro, Panama, a pristine coastal Caribbean region of Panama that is experiencing rapid tourism development. You can read about the course activities and students research projects in the executive summary: View Executive Summary

• The Bocas Sustainable Tourism Alliance included our course in its online newsletter: “University of Miami Course in Bocas del Toro, Panama.”
• Ian Zink’s article, “Panama Surfing: A Natural Resource in Peril,” was published in The Bocas Breeze
• An article in La Prensa, “La vida entre aguas negras y el turismo,” featured the social and environmental findings of our students’ research projects.

Created by Gaby Loria and Joanna Suárez

Created by Gaby Loria and Joanna Suárez

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