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Formation of the Isthmus of Panama

Panama is both a bridge and a barrier. As a result, the biodiversity of Panama is unlike that present anywhere else on earth.

The story of the dramatic transformations of Panama's biodiversity—the rise of the isthmus, the biotic exchange, the evolution and extinction of species, the present crises, and possible future of Panama's biodiversity—are the essential issues around which the Bridge of Life will be structured.