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Panama Provinces -
Los Santos Panama Province
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Getting to Isla Canas: When traveling from Panama City, you make a left off of the main road when you see the sign for "Isla Canas". At the end of that road (about 2 minutes) you hire a guide to take you across in boat. I remember I paid $1.00 for the boat ride there and back.
A small, thin, balmy green island running parallel to the southernmost coast in Panama (the Azuero peninsula), Isla Canas is a gorgeous, islolated paradise: A headache to get to, but very worth it [editors note: the road situation has improved since the time of this article]. Its primary claim to tourist fame is its vast stretch of golden beach that doubles as sea-turtle nesting grounds in September and October. During the peak of the season, there are hundreds of enormous turtles and thousands of eggs, enough so that the local people collect them to eat and to sell (although now, thanks to the island's status as a national wildlife refuge, there are regulations that limit the numbers). With crimson crabs crawling among the roots of the mangroves and along the beach; large, frothy palms heavy with coconuts; bananas on the trees and, depending on the season, watermelons in the fields; long, warm waves curling up on the sand -- the fatigue of the journey will wear off soon enough. Source: Vcarious
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