All the operations of the Panama Canal are based on the fluvial basins which keep its water reserves. For this purpose, the aquatic way is located within a territory comprising 16 kilometers of protected jungle surrounding the 80 kilometers comprising the whole area of the Canal. There are sites in that territory dedicated to the observation of the abundant biodiversity of the tropical rainforest. Some of them are: the Metropolitan Park, the Oil Pipeline Way, the Summit Botanical Garden, the Barro Colorado Island, the Plantation Way, the Charco Way, the Cruces Way Trail, the Lake Trail and the Chagres National Park which is the habitat of Indian communities that may be visited.