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In the Panama Caribbean specialists are astonished with the extraordinary
submarine beauty of the North and South Zapatilla Keys in the province of Bocas del Toro
within the Maritine National Park of Bastimento Island, as well as around the waters of
Punta Vieja (Old Point), Punta Hospital The San Blas Archipelago is famous all over the world for its wonderful islands of coralline origin and its crystalline waters where scuba diving and snorkelling are some of the main activities. The best months for diving are April, May, November and December. There are meeting sites for scuba diving and snorkelling like Portobelo Bay, Isla Mamey and Isla Grande. It could turn out to be a great adventure to dive in these waters full of the history of pirates and privateers from the XVII century, where stormy battles took place and where the mortal remains of the famous pirate Sir Francis Drake, were laid to rest at sea in a leaden casket. The best diving months are April, May, November and December.
In the Wild Life Refuge of Iguana Island there are very well preserved coral reefs that can easily be observed at shallow depths, an excellent and calm site to dive. The waters next to the Panama Canal, specifically Gatún and Alajuela lakes are also a unique diving destination. Perhaps this is a different diving experience, because the attraction consists in seeing at the depths the remains of the first trans-isthmian railroad and the old dredges that excavated the Canal pathway.
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Hospital Point), Donato, Crawl Cay, Stern Island, Tiger Cay, Wild Cane Cay and Agua Oeste
Cay. On Colon Island tour operators provide equipment and guides for safe scuba diving any
time of year.
In the
Pacific Ocean there are ample zones of subaqueous beauties like Coiba Island, in the Coiba
National Park, that has the most extensive coralline reefs of the Central American Pacific
becoming a great natural aquarium. Another possibility is to visit the Chiriquí Marine
Gulf National Park where there are species of great size like whales and dolphins among
others, or enjoy scuba diving or "snorkelling " to feel the emotions of being in
a multicolored aquarium. In these two areas the best months for diving are December to
March. The Islands of Contadora and Taboga in the Archipelago of las Perlas (the Pearl
Archipelago), are the diving sites nearest to Panama City. These Islands have facilities
for the full-featured sport of scuba diving with or without a tank.
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