Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro

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Bocas del Toro is the capital of the Panamanian province of Bocas del Toro. It is city and a world-renowned tourist resort located on the island of Isla Colon in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago in the Caribbean Sea off the northwest coast of Panama. It has numerous world-class resorts, many of them specializing in eco-tourism and All Inclusive tourism. Approximately a 20 minute boat ride from the mainland of Bocas Del Toro would transport you to the island, there's also an international airport for air access.

1 Population & tourism
2 Real Estate
3 Access
4 Twin Cities
5 External links

[edit] Population & tourism

Relatively few Panamanians live on the island, opting for cheaper housing on the mainland of Panama.^{[citation needed]} Its white, sandy beaches, ecological parks, diving keys, restaurants and food, nightclubs, attractions, tematic parks, music and dances, shops and markets both in the zone and the downtown make it a popular tourist destination year-round for tourists from the North, South, Central America, Europe, Oceania and Asia alike.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Real Estate

Real estate companies, in particular, have taken criticism for promoting the extinction with the red frog.^{[citation needed]} While extremely rare, and the title for many resorts and a famous symbol of the area, the development of new golf courses and real estate directly where the red frog inhabits, could cause future decline in its population, someday leading to its extinction.

[edit] Access

Access can be either via airline or boat, a 350 minutes drive from the Capital or an 85 minute drive from the nearest city of Changuinola will take you to a touristic port where boats arrive each 20 minutes constantly, another way involves air traveling, in which you may take a flight of about 75 minutes from the capital's secondary international and regional airport, access from outside the country is provided by some airlines.

Access via air from the United States is not available directly, however, flights to the city are available with a stop in the capital city of the country and from Costa Rica.