Punta Mariato or Mariato Point (

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''Punta Mariato'') is a cape in western

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Geography

Punta Mariato is situated in the southern part of the

Veraguas Province Veraguas () is a province of Panama, located in the centre-west of the country. The capital is the city of Santiago de Veraguas. It is the only Panamanian province to border both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It covers an area of 10,587.6&nb ...

in central Panama. The coordinates are . The cape is located on the southwestern tip of the

Azuero Peninsula Azuero Peninsula ( es, Península de Azuero) is a large peninsula in southern Panama. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean in the south; the Pacific and Gulf of Montijo to the west, and by the Gulf of Panama in the east. The peninsula is effectiv ...

directly on the

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about 15 km south of Arenas and about 70 km west of Tonosi and roughly 350 km southwest of

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. Punta Mariato is uninhabited and covered by

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and rainforest and is part of the 33 400

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(8255 acres) large

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''Parque nacional Cerro Hoya'' (

Cerro Hoya National Park Cerro Hoya National Park is a protected area in southwestern Panama. Geography It is located in the southwestern portion of the Azuero Peninsula. Cerro Hoya () is the highest peak in the park, and the park's namesake. The park also contains Punt ...

).
, Visit Panama The reserve which extends into neighbouring

Los Santos Province Los Santos () is a province in Panama, reaching from the La Villa river in the North to the Pacific Ocean in the south and east. It is part of the Azuero Peninsula, bounded by the province of Herrera to the north and northeast, and by Mariato D ...

is classified as a

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.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) The area is hard to reach as there are few roads but the waters around the cape are popular for surfing and

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. Punta Mariato is part of "Distrito de Mariato" (

Mariato District Created in 2001, Mariato District is a district (''distrito'') in the southeastern corner of Veraguas Province in Panama. The district seat is the town of Llano del Catival, also known simply as Mariato. Geographically, the district totaling ...

History

Parque nacional Cerro Hoya was established on October 2, 1984, and is home of most of the remaining jungle habitat in the Azuero region and is also habitat for a number of endangered species.
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About Punta Mariato

Map of Punta Mariato

Image of Punta Mariato

Picture of the lighthouse
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Geography

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