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Coiba
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Pakistan
ADDRESS
Veraguas Province, Panama

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About Coiba
Coiba Island is an island in Panama. It spread in an area of 503 kilometer square. The island is located in the Gulf of Chiriqui. It is now converted into a national park and is a UNESCO heritage Site. Here you can see diverse marine life like hammerhead sharks, whales and manta rays. It is a home to wild animals like white-faced monkey. The island is also popular due to its dive sites on Bahia Damas Reef. It was a penal colony and access to the island was restricted that?s why natural resources of this island are safe and untouched. It requires permit to access the park. You can easily arrive on this island after a hour and fifteen minute boat ride from Santa Catalina?s beach. Overnight stay facility is also available.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Coiba

  • Do you know the fact that Coiba island was once a part of continental Panama? Yes! about 12000 to 18000 years ago it was under Panama continental region at the time sea level rose and separated the island from Panama. Many animals found here are different in appearance from mainland.
  • It was used as a prison when Panama was under the control of dictators Omar Torrijos and Manuel Noriega. It was known as a place of extreme tortures, brutal conditions and political murder. Even peopledoes not know the exact number of the people killed here. There are only estimates that it was nearly three hundred. The prison was shut down in 2004.
  • Some people also say stories about the ghost in the island. There is also an interesting story about the prison guard who saw a prisoner who was trying to run. He tries to chase him but it was a ghost. The guard short himself due to fear when he realized its identity.
    Some people also say stories about the ghost in the island. There is also an interesting story about the prison guard who saw a prisoner who was tryin
  • The island also contains unmarked graves of the prisoners. Some of them were also thrown to sharks at the time of dictatorship. These people are called "Los Desaparecidos," or "the disappeared." It was difficult to survive there with no facilities just under natural conditions. So the island became a death trap for those who were awarded the sentence to this island.
    The island also contains unmarked graves of the prisoners. Some of them were also thrown to sharks at the time of dictatorship. These people are calle
  • Due to its bad reputation, it remained untouched by human hands. Several species of plants and animals which are extinct from the rest of the world are found here.
    Due to its bad reputation, it remained untouched by human hands. Several species of plants and animals which are extinct from the rest of the world ar
  • Scuba diving and fishing are its main attractions which gain the attention of several tourist towards this unknown island.
    Scuba diving and fishing are its main attractions which gain the attention of several tourist towards this unknown island.

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