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Bahia Honda

Bahia Honda is a special landscape, characterised by its deep-water bay and jagged coastline. This coastal forest ecosystem is pristine and utterly unique. It combines primary hill forest, mangroves, tidal pools and a rocky intertidal zone that transitions into coral reefs interconnected with the UNESCO World Heritage site of Coiba Island.

The vistas and landscape character are exceptional, with views across the bay and ocean that inspire and energise. A south facing aspect and elevated topography make the western bay ideal for low-impact, ultra high-end, residence development programme.

Bahia Honda is a tropical paradise where an impact minded investor can make a meaningful and measurable difference, paid for through eco-tourism and enjoy the pleasures of world class diving, sailing and big game fishing in and around the Coiba protected area.

Location & Situation

Bahia Honda is situated on the Pacific coast of Panama in the province of Veraguas, on the southern part of the Sona Peninsular, in the Gulf of Chiriqui.

Access

Bahia Honda is a remote deep-water bay unconnected with any external infrastructure. This what helps protect the ecosystem and make the Bay so special.

International access is via regular international flights to Panama City from accross the USA, Europe and Asia.

‘In country’ access is via the International Airport at David Town, which operates 3 flights a day from Panama City and is capable of receiving larger jets and direct flights from North America.

David town is approximately 120km from the property and buyer options include:

Sea plane or helicopter in good weather and/or with calm seas

Plane access via the airstrip at Pixvae (by private arrangement)

Boat from Playa El Banco (45 min drive + 60 min boat tri

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Ecosystem USP’s

Bahia Honda is a unique and important ecosystem with highly valuable natural capital stocks and ecosystem services that need to continue to be protected and enhanced:

A pristine natural environment with limited negative human impact
Proximity and the primary land connection to the UNESCO protected Coiba National Park
Deep water bay and coral corridor which provides ideal habitat for fish stocking of the ecosystem
Extensive mangroves provide filtration of the bay, coral and carbon sequestration.
One of the few places that contains original communities of indigenous flora and fauna
Species such as migratory humpback whales, dolphins, turtles, tuna, and sailfish are present
The majority of the bay is under one holding with ongoing research into ocean & terrestrial impact
The ability to positively uplift a poor rural community through viable eco-tourism

We have collaborated with the Smithsonian for many years developing and undertaking experimentation with exceptional tree species which significantly enhance aboveground

biomass compared to control plots in secondary forest at Bahia Honda by recording planted trees

and naturally recruiting woody plants. In experimental plantation plots, we augmented natural

secondary succession through supplemental plantings of native species in Panama whose

attributes maximize carbon sequestration. The success of these experiments is helping to drive carbon capture which we hope will help in return drive the local economy and impact favourably on our community.

Bahia Honda offers the closest land to Coiba that could be developed to this protected area.

A Master Plan has identified 12 possible areas that could be developed for prime ‘Legacy’ residences.

The owners also have their residence within the bay.