The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is a group of islands in the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

in the northwest of

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

. The archipelago separates Almirante Bay and

Chiriquí Lagoon Chiriquí Lagoon is a large lagoon on the northwest coast of Panama covering an area of about . It is separated from the Caribbean Sea by the Valiente Peninsula to the east and from Almirante Bay by islands in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago to t ...

from the open

. The archipelago is part of the

Bocas del Toro District Bocas del Toro is a district (''distrito'') of Bocas del Toro Province in Panama. The population according to the 2012 census was 16,815; the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 21,396.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Panama. The d ...

which is part of

Bocas del Toro Province Bocas del Toro (; meaning "Mouth of the Bull") is a province of Panama. Its area is 4,643.9 square kilometers, comprising the mainland and nine main islands. The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Almirante (Almirante B ...

. The major city is Bocas del Toro, also called Bocas Town, on

Isla Colón Isla or ISLA may refer to: Organizations * International Securities Lending Association, a trade association * International School of Los Angeles * International Bilingual School, later named International School of Los Angeles People * Isla (g ...

. The islands are accessible by water taxis and private boats.

is accessible by airplanes, ferries, private boats, and water taxis. Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport, located just west of Bocas Town, provides air transportation to and from the islands. Ferries serve Bocas Town from Almirante,

Changuinola Changuinola is a city in the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama and seat city of the Changuinola District. The city attracts tourists as a popular gateway to Bocas Town and nearby cities Almirante and Chiriqui Grande. Changuinola is surrounded ...

, and

Chiriquí Grande Chiriquí Grande is a corregimiento in Chiriquí Grande District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spa ...

Geography

The area of the archipelago is which is about 60% of the districts area, and the population about 13000, which is 75% of the district's population.

Islands

Islands in the Archipelago include: *

Cayos Zapatilla Cayos Zapatilla (Zapatilla Cayes) is a group of two uninhabited islands located east of Isla Bastimentos in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago of Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. North Cayo Zapatilla is 14 hectares long while south Cayo Zapatilla is ...

* Isla Bastimentos * Isla Carenero (aka: Careening Cay or Careening Key) *

Isla Cayo Agua Cayo Agua (Water Cay) is the eastern and southernmost island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama, separating Chiriquí Lagoon in the south from the Caribbean Sea in the north. It has a surface area of 16 km2.St. Louis, Regis & Scott Dogg ...

(main island) * Isla Cristóbal * Isla Popa *

Isla Solarte Solarte Island (in Spanish: ''Isla Solarte''), also known as Nancy's Cay, (in Spanish: ''Cayo Nancy'') is an 8 km2 island located only 1 mile east of Bocas del Toro, in the Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. The two hundred Ngöbe Buglé fis ...

Isla Pastores Isla or ISLA may refer to: Organizations * International Securities Lending Association, a trade association * International School of Los Angeles * International Bilingual School, later named International School of Los Angeles People * Isla (g ...

* Isla Bagui * Isla Split Hill The archipelago also includes 50 cays and some 200 tiny islets.

Protected Areas

Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park (in Spanish: ''Parque Nacional Marino Isla Bastimentos'') is a marine park located in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama. The park covers 13,226 hectares. History The park has been managed and protecte ...

* Mimi Timbi * Palo Seco * Playa Bluff * La Amistad (Pila)

Settlements

* Bocas del Toro (Bocas Town) *

Bastimentos Bastimentos Island (in Spanish language, Spanish: ''Isla Bastimentos'') is an island with eponymous town, and Corregimientos of Panama, corregimiento located in the Bocas del Toro District and archipelago of Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. The ...

(Isla Bastimentos) * Salt Creek (Isla Bastimentos) * Punta Laurel (Isla Bastimentos)

Climate

Notes

External links

BocasDelToro.com
OFFICIAL WEBSITE - Everything about Bocas del Toro

References

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