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Monday, October 11, 2010

Bocas Del Toro Panama Is Beyond Vacation And Relaxation

Bocas Del Toro, a region of Panama, is the capital city of the Isla Colon (Colon Island). Bocas Del Toro is home town to roughly 89,300 inhabitants. It is made up of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Almirante (Almirante Bay), Laguna de Chiriquí (Chiriquí Lagoon), and the nearby mainland. The foremost metropolitan areas or cities are Almirante, Bocas del Toro (aka: Bocas Town), and Changuinola but normally is called Bocas Del Toro.

[caption id="attachment_95" align="alignright" width="339" caption="Bocas Del Toro in Panama Map in Orange"]Bocas Del Toro, Colon, Panama City, Panama Map[/caption]

The Caribbean Sea borders Bocas Del Toro in the  northern side while the Limón Province of Costa Rica sits to its west. The Chiriquí Province and Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca are to the south and east of Bocas Del Toro, respectively. The province’s Río Sixaola forms part of the border it shares with Costa Rica. There is also a railroad bridge over this river that connects Guabito and Sixaola, Costa Rica. It’s been a primary crossing for decades. Tourists from all over use the bridge to cross the border between key locations in Bocas Del Toro and Costa Rica.

Bocas del Toro Panama is reachable from Panama City via the Marcos A. Gelabert Airport in Albrook to the Bocas del Toro International Airport in Isla Colon. Taking the ground route, travelers use the Panamerican Highway, which runs from Panama City to Changuinola in the Province of Bocas del Toro. From that point, travelers must take to the sea to reach Isla Colon.

Once on Bocas Del Toro, transport is available to the Los Santos Colony. That’s where a coral rock cavern passes through Colon Island to Bluff Beach. It serves as an attraction designed for visitors and investigators alike. They all turn up to observe the abundant variety of bats that live there.
In addition to the cavern, the province of Bocas Del Toro is made up of six stunning and densely wooded islands, many untouched and uninhabited islets and also Parque Nacional Marino Isla Bastimentos. Bocas is a main visitor attraction in Panama. Despite the heavy tourist traffic, a solid sense of connection to tradition and the ancient customs still exists.

Environmental conservation has limited the effect of tourism and other industries in Bocas Del Toro. As a result, Bocas Del Toro manages to preserve the enchantment of small-town Caribbean life as well as the archipelago’s exotic beauty. Taken as a whole, Isla Colón is a well developed setting that still maintains the deep-seated genuineness and old-style way of living.  Part of this overall picture is Isla Carenero. This island is extremely relaxing, quiet and undeveloped - giving the full representation of Caribbean life and charm with none of the “developed” distractions.

One eminent author wrote about Bocas Del Toro saying that Bocas Del Toro' laid-back Caribbean vibe is magnified via the archipelago’s spectacular natural surroundings. The islands thick jungles are overflowing with tangled vines and forest palms that flow into clearings on perfect beaches surrounded by reeds and mangroves. Underwater there is an extensive coral reef ecosystem that supports tropical fish and gives surfers some amazing waves. In Bocas Del Toro, intense hiking in deep jungle then finding yourself on an vacant seashore with magnificent waves is a typical occurrence. Also normal - rainforests with exotic wildlife like jaguars, memorable fauna and the handful of timeless Ngöbe-Buglé settlements even now maintaining a style of life that’s been passed down for years and years.

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