Bocas del Toro — tid och väder

Sevärdheter och historiska platser

• Starfish Beach (Playa Estrella) on Isla Colón is famous for clear sand and bright orange sea stars in the shallows.
• Bastimentos National Marine Park protects coral reefs, mangroves and beaches where sea turtles nest.
• Dolphin Bay (Bahía de los Delfines) is a spot to watch bottlenose dolphins playing in the open lagoon.
• Red Frog Beach on Isla Bastimentos is a long Caribbean strand framed by jungle and tiny red frogs in the undergrowth.

Museer

• The Museo del Mar in Bocas town traces the area's history of pirates, bananas and Ngäbe-Buglé culture.
• Finca Los Monos (La Loma) is a living museum-farm showcasing biodynamic cacao and local artisans' work.
• The Tropical Suites Heritage Walk is a small exhibit on the United Fruit Company banana era in Bocas.

Var man kan umgås

• Snorkelling and diving around the Cayo Zapatilla reefs and Crawl Cay channel with vivid corals and fish.
• Surfing at Playa Bluff and Paunch offers the best waves on Panama's Caribbean coast from December to March.
• Kayaking through the mangrove tunnels of Old Bank and visits to Ngäbe Indigenous villages on neighbouring islands.

Lokal mat

Try the coconut-rice rondón fish stew, Creole dishes on the piers of Bocas town and freshly pressed passion-fruit juice.