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Bocas del Toro is the Panamanian province closest to Costa Rica, and a staggeringly beautiful place. Booming during the 19th and early 20th century, exporting marine turtle shell and bananas, it fell into economic decline and until relatively recently, remined undisocovered. Now it has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in Panama.
The islands offer the visitor a number of attractions: luxurious rain forests with an abundance of fauna and flora, sunny islands, beaches that compete with the Caribbean best, coral reefs in crystal clear water, mangrove islets in a lake-like scenery, guaymi indian villages and a national marine park that protects examples of the ecosystems and natural resources coexisting within the Archipelago boundaries, as atribute to our future generations.
Panama has two seasons. The dry season lasts from January to mid-April and the rainy season from mid-April to December. Rainfall is heavier on the Caribbean side of the highlands, though most people live on or near the Pacific coast.
Temperatures are typically hot in the lowlands throughout the year - days usually reach around 32¡C (90¡F) and only drop to an average of 22¡C (72¡F). Mountain temperatures are much cooler, ranging between 10-18¡C (50 and 64¡F) in a day, and they too vary little throughout the year. The caribbean architecture, the local cuisine, the people and their festivities, have made these islands an irresitable place.
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