Isla Carenero
Isla Carenero is only a few minutes from the center of Bocas Town yet has a totally different disconnected feel, offering a convenient location for anyone looking to be away from the hustle of Bocas Town but not too far.
Isla Carenero
Bocas del Toro, Panama
Located only a few minutes by boat, Carenero Island is the closest islands to Bocas Town on Isla Colon. It is also one of the smallest of the major islands in the Bocas del Toro archipelago. You can hike or paddle around the entire island in about an hour.
For those interested in a sleepier, more laid back island rhythm, Carenero Island is a great choice. Most hotels are on the beach or over-the-water some with beautiful crystal clear beaches right out front. The restaurants here are superb offering a mix of international and local seafood and vegetarian cuisine. Go for lunch, sip on a cocktail or tropical fruit juice and then relax on the many beaches that surround this small island.
Activities here include surfing, snorkeling, paddling, hiking and just unwinding on one of the beaches.
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History of Carenero
Isla Carenero comes from the Spanish verb carenar (careen in English), which is a nautical term that means leaning a boat on its side for scraping and repairing the hull. As history goes, Isla Carenero is where Christopher Columbus and his men did this on his fourth voyage to the Americas.
