Colón Island (

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: ''Isla Colón'') is the northernmost and main island in the

Bocas del Toro Archipelago The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea in the northwest of Panama. The archipelago separates Almirante Bay and Chiriquí Lagoon from the open Caribbean Sea. The archipelago is part of the Bocas del Toro District ...

located in

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 Bay ...

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. The capital city of the province,

Bocas del Toro 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 Bay ...

, is located on the island and is one of Panama's main

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with over 150,000 visitors per year and an 8% annual rate of growth in tourism.

The island

Beachfront hotels, restaurants, night clubs, discothèques and residential districts are prominent on Colón Island. Beaches: Itsmito Beach, also known as ''La Feria'', Big Creek, Bluff, Mimitibi, Bocas del Drago, Starfish.
Important locations: Main Park, Governor's Building, Hotel Bahia, Airport, Hospital, Cemetery, La Feria, Bluff, ''La Gruta'' bat cave, Bocas del Drago.

Transportation

The island has a strong boating community. Access to the other nearby islands in the archipelago requires either a private boat or rental of a water taxi. By air, the island can be reached from

Panama City Panama City ( es, Ciudad de Panamá, links=no; ), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has an urban population of 880,691, with over 1.5 million in its metropolitan area. The city is locat ...

via

Air Panama Air Panama is a regional airline based at Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport in Panama, and is currently the second-largest air carrier in the country, surpassed only by Copa Airlines. The carrier offers both scheduled and charter ...

. From Almirante you may take a

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service. The island has several

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s available for international boaters. Local taxi service is provided mainly by yellow pickup trucks with ''1T-'' followed by a number on the doors, and by 15 passenger mini-buses marked as ''Transporte Colectivo''.

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Climate

Under the

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, Colon Island has a tropical wet climate. Temperatures remain constant throughout the year, averaging around .

References

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The island

Transportation

Image Gallery

Climate

See also

References