Coiba's History

Coiba Island is one of Panama's most unique offerings, kin to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador and Costa Rica's Cocos Island. Its stunning beauty make it a delight for divers, tourists and scientists, all eager to discovery Coiba's living bounty.

Situated in the province of Veraguas, just 12 miles south of the Pacific mainland in the Gulf of Chiriqui, Coiba is the largest island in the Central Pacific. It is both a national park and a World Heritage Site, and home to a bewildering variety of birds, animals, and marine species found nowhere else in the world. A treasure trove of pristine biodiversity, Coiba harbors a dark past whose faded remnants still stand today.