Bocas del Toro is the capital of the province of the same name in the Caribbean West of Panama . This city is located on Isla Colo...
Bocas del Toro is the capital of the province of the same name in
the Caribbean West of Panama. This city
is located on Isla Colon.
Bocas del Toro 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), Laguna de Chiriquí (Chiriquí Lagoon), and adjacent
mainland. The capital is the city of Bocas del Toro (or Bocas Town) on Isla
Colón (Colón Island). Other major cities or towns include Almirante and
Changuinola. The province has a population of 125,461 as of 2010.
Christopher
Columbus and his crew first visited the area in 1502.Bocas del Toro borders the
Caribbean Sea to the north, Limón Province of Costa Rica to the west, Chiriquí
Province to the south, and Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca to the east. The Río Sixaola
forms part of the border with Costa Rica. An old railroad bridge spans the
river between Guabito and Sixaola, Costa Rica. The bridge is a border crossing
used by tourists going between destinations in Bocas del Toro and Costa Rica.
The province
contains two national parks, Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park and La
Amistad International Park. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
operates a research station on Colón Island just northwest of Bocas Town.There
are many banana plantations in Bocas del Toro, often called the oro verde, or
green gold of Central America.
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