Colón Island is the northernmost and main island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago

Bocas del Toro Archipelago

The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea in northwest Panama. The archipelago separates Bahía Almirante and Laguna de Chiriquí from the open Caribbean Sea. The archipelago is located in the Bocas del Toro District of Bocas del Toro Province. The major city is Bocas...

 located in Bocas del Toro Province

Bocas del Toro Province

Bocas del Toro is a province of Panama. Its extension is 4,643.9 square kilometers comprising the mainland and nine main islands. The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Almirante , Laguna de Chiriquí , and adjacent mainland. The capital is the city of Bocas del Toro on Isla...

, Panama

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

. The capital city of the province, Bocas del Toro, is located on the island and is one of Panama's main tourist attractions. The city's airport is the centre of flights heading outside of the country and is a hub

Airline hub

An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hub and spoke model, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations...

 for Air Panama

Air Panama

Air Panama is an airline based in Panama City, Panama, which offers scheduled and chartered passenger flights out of its hub at Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport, mostly on domestic routes with a low passenger volume...

, the national carrier.

Beachfront hotels, restaurants, night clubs, discothèques and residential districts are prominent on Colón Island, which has one of Panama's biggest ports. The island has a strong boating community. Access to the other nearby islands in the archipelago requires either a private boat, or the rental of a water taxi

Water taxi

A water taxi or water bus, also known as a commuter boat, is a watercraft used to provide public transport, usually but not always in an urban environment. Service may be scheduled with multiple stops, operating in a similar manner to a bus, or on demand to many locations, operating in a similar...

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