Bocas del Toro Introduction Piece and 3 hotel options…
(bocaspanama.com) Discovering Your Best Place in the Sun…in Bocas del Toro, Panama!Bocas del Toro is a wide-spread archipelago of 68 islands in the Caribbean Ocean, classic aqua blue water and light tan sand beaches, and palm lined beaches surrounded by tropical rainforest. The town of Bocas is home to most of the hotels and services and is low key, friendly and fun. Don’t be confused though; the town, the province and the archipelago are all called Bocas del Toro, which is why you’ll hear ‘Bocas Town’ when people are talking about the largest town, located on Isla Colon.
Look for your dream destination in Bocas Del Toro province, next to the Costa Rican border. There you can surf some of the most explosive waves on the Caribbean, or chose to snorkel or scuba over magnificent coral reefs. The Bastimentos National Marine Park covers a large portion of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago and is home to a variety of marine ecosystems. In this ecological archipelago there are 9 islands dotted with more than 250 keys of coral gardens, which are the rainforests of the ocean.
The Bocas del Toro/Amistad region are recognized as both a Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage Site, contain a rich mosaic of ecosystems that in total spans 2.5 million acres. The heart of this area is La Amistad International Park, recognized as one of the largest remaining tracts of undisturbed forest in Central America.
Despite the region’s remoteness and relatively small human population, many threats jeopardize its biological richness. The park is home to 90 recorded mammals and more than 300 species of birds. The Amistad hiking trails are renowned worldwide by birders and eco-tourists and other outdoor enthusiasts. And yet La Amistad International Park became recognized as a Park in Peril in 2000 by the Nature Conservancy.
Indigenous communities in La Amistad find eco-tourism to be an attractive development alternative, because it allows the region’s natural resources to be used, without outright exploitation and destruction. For example as an eco-tourist, while you’re in Bocas del Toro, you can see some of the surviving members of the species of red frog, whose skin produces a venom used by the Pre-Colombian Natives to poison their arrows. You just can’t plan to take one back to the hotel to show your friends, and you chose to respect your surroundings enough to bring out of the rainforest, all the stuff you take into the rainforest..
Lounging on one of the pristine beaches is encouraged, Or you could relax, sunbath, swim with dolphins, fish, surf, and snorkel or scuba dive; all over the islands of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago.
Birding and guided nature tours may be your first chose for enjoyment. Whatever activity is your choice; there is a Bocas Del Toro innkeeper ready to fill your needs and take pictures of you, with a big relaxed grin, in your tropical paradise. So take your pick – ordinary tropical paradise or Bocas extraordinary tropical paradise.
