The provinces are : Panamá, Chiriquí, Bocas del Toro, Coclé, Colón, Darién, Herrera, Los Santos and Veraguas. There are also two independent territories: Ngöbe-Buglé and Kuna Yala (San Blas Islands)
The politically seperated provinces are normally not very important for travelling through the country. Therefore we have seperated Panama in 5 travel regions, which we recommend you should visit.
The Nationalpark consists of the island Coiba, which is the largest Island in Central America. 37 other islands are located around there as well. These groups of islands are just 40 km away from the coast of Panama and the gulf of Chiriqui.
The beautiful island archipelago, which is known as "Guna Yala" by the locals (guna indians). The Comarca Guna Yala is an autonomous place, which is barely case dependent on Panama.
Easy to reach on the Caribbean coast and close to the border of Costa Rica.
A l]number of small and larger islands, surrounded by crystal clear water and beaches. It is rich of palms and intact corals. This area is a diving paradise.