Best Diving in Panama

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There are some of the best Diving spots in the world in Panama, where divers of all skill sets and experience levels can spend an afternoon seeing the underwater world.

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Escudo de Veraguas

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Hidden beaches, crystal clear waters, white sands and thick jungle make this destination an earthly paradise. There lives a gnabe community and animals as wonderful as the lazy pygmy and the red frog.

Coiba National Park - Isla Coiba

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Coiba National Park is one of the most beautiful places in Panama. It offers diverse marine life, coral reefs, wildlife, hiking trails, sport fishing and great swimming b...

Isla Cebaco

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Cebaco Island has 8,500 hectares with a population of approximately 650 people. Most of the inhabitants are native fishermen, humble and hardworking. Isla Cebaco offers a phenomenal setting for diving, snorkeling and other water sports.

Golfo de Montijo

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The tropical humid forest predominates, there are also pastures, savannahs, ciénegas and secondary vegetation. In the Gulf, the mangrove forest predominates, with different representative species such as red mangrove, black mangrove and white mangrove.

Islas Paridas

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The archipelago of the Paridas Islands, is a set of islands in the Gulf of Chiriqui, which owe their name to the Humpback Whales, since this species selects this site to give birth to its young. The Paridas Islands are accessed through Puerto Pedregal in David and the Puerto de Boca Chica in Horconcitos...

Aguja Island-Icodub

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Aguja is one of the islands very close to the coast. Its name in Guna is Icodub and with only 1 hectare approximately of land, you can swim and rest, for friends, families or couples. You can pass the day, camp or lodge. Icodub is the ideal island to pass the day.

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Isla Rancheria

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Because of the location within the National Park a future commercial development has to comply with strict environmental regulations; minimal logging, zero contamination, only half of the island can be developed, the remainder needs to remain intact.

Isla Canas - Panama

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Isla Canas it is located in the Province of Los Santos in the District of Tonosí on a 13-kilometer-long beach, being the most important nesting site for Pacific sea turtles in Panama, mainly of the Lapidochelis Olivacea species. This refuge also protects an important mangrove ecosystem habitat of different marine species.

Isla Mamey

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Beautiful Caribbean island located in the district of Portobelo, neighboring the island of monkeys, its white sand beach with row of coconut palms, facing a warm sea of turquoise water...

Isla del Canal de Afuera

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On the northeast side of the park we find Isla Canales de Afuera, approximately 16 miles from Isla Coiba, has several sisters Isla Canales Afuerita and Canales de Tierra.

Isla granito de oro, Veraguas

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A small island off the northeastern coast of Isla Coiba named Granito de Oro has emerged as one of the most popular stops for visitors interested in snorkeling the abundant waters of Coiba National Park and picnicking on one of the most pristine beaches in the world.

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