Hocas Bocas -- Bocas del Toro

We've spent the last four weeks having a great time in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Bocas is only about 30 miles from the Costa Rican border on the Caribbean side. It's a super laid back town located on one of six densely forested islands. It really reminds us of the Key West that existed about 40 years ago. Bocas originally started in 1899 as the location of the United Fruit Company, otherwise known as Chiquita Banana. Now it is a quaint town with plenty of bars, restaurants, backpacker and eco tourists, American ex-pats, and most importantly ----great surf! Bocas is an easy place to get stuck.