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posted on 2023-09-14, 17:41 authored by Steven PatonSteven Paton

Parque Natural Metropolitano (PNM) crane station.

Location: 8.994410°, - 79.543000°


Precipitation, Interval total precipitation

Established in 1995, the PNM canopy crane is located at the North Western edge of Panama City, at the eastern edge of the Parque Natural Metropolitano (Metropolitan Nature Park) and is surrounded by 80-year old, lowland semi-deciduous forest. The crane is 42 meters tall.


The original station was located on the side of the tower at approximately 25m. The gauge was moved from the 25m station to the top of the tower in 2009


In 2021 the original crane was dismantled and replaced with a new, 45m crane locate approximately 20m to the east in Jan. 2022.



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