Playa Caracol

Playa Caracol is a hamlet in Corregimiento Punta Laurel, Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro Province and has about 29 residents. Playa Caracol is situated nearby to the hamlet Isla Popa #2, as well as near the locality Cayo Coral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salt Creek and Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park.

Salt Creek

Hamlet

Salt Creek is a Ngöbe Buglé village located on the southeastern end of Bastimentos island, in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Province and District of Panama. Salt Creek is situated 9 km north of Playa Caracol.

Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park

Photo: hh oldman, CC BY 3.0.

Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park is in the province of Bocas del Toro, in the Caribbean West Panama. It was one of the first land and marine national parks established in the country and stands out for its natural beauty, Caribbean beaches, tropical forests, mangroves, and rich biodiversity, both terrestrial and marine.

Bastimentos

Photo: Hh oldman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bastimentos is an island in Bocas del Toro province in the Caribbean West of Panama. The island, together with several nearby small islands, makes up the Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park, a protected natural area that protects mangrove swamps, shallow waters, and beaches that are nesting areas for four species of sea turtle.

Playa Caracol

Type: Hamlet with 29 residents
Category: locality
Location: Corregimiento Punta Laurel, Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude

9.21885° or 9° 13′ 8″ north

Longitude

-82.10868° or 82° 6′ 31″ west

Population

Elevation

5 metres (16 feet)

Open location code

66XV6V9R+GG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9368741008

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

12203576

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Spanish: “Playa Caracol”

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Localities in the Area

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