Nature: Cays Zapatillas, Bocas Del Toro, Panama, desktop wallpaper nr. 35496

Bocas del Toro is a province of Panama. The capital is the city of Bocas del Toro on Isla Colon (Colon Island). The population of the province numbers some 89,300 people. The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bah�a Almirante (Almirante Bay), Laguna de Chiriqu� (Chiriqu� Lagoon), and adjacent mainland. Major cities or towns include Almirante, Bocas del Toro (aka: Bocas Town), and Changuinola. The province borders the Caribbean Sea to the north, Lim�n Province of Costa Rica to the west, Chiriqu� Province to the south, and Ng�be-Bugl� Comarca to the east. The R�o Sixaola forms part of the border with Costa Rica. An old railroad bridge spans the river between Guabito and Sixaola, Costa Rica. The bridge is a border crossing used by tourists going between destinations in Bocas and Costa Rica.

Its extension is 8,745 kilometers and is formed by 9 principal islands. There are many plantation of plantains here, often called the oro verde or green gold of Central America.

Christopher Columbus and his crew discovered the area in 1502 (510 years ago). The province contains two National Parks: Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park and La Amistad International Park. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute operates a research station on Isla Col�n just northwest of Bocas Town.