The administrator of the National Land Authority (ANATI), Andrés Pagés Chanis, clarified that the land titling process for residents of Río Indio and the Panama Canal watershed is free of charge. This clarification follows a “disinformation campaign” claiming that the process is costly or seeks to dispossess families of their land. He reiterated that the process is free of charge, as both the ACP and ANATI are responsible for the surveying of the plans, the installation, and registration in the Public Registry. To ensure transparency in this process, a new regional ANATI office was established to handle cases exclusively related to the Canal and Río Indio basins and provide accurate information to all residents of the area. In fact, Pagés noted that some people have been waiting for a property title for up to 60 years, but have not obtained one because there was no real record.