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| The attraction to Santa Catalina, Veraguas is the world class wave and sea conditions that exist here. Santa Catalina has ocean views, world-class surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling and fishing. We have beautiful black sand beaches and perfect surfing conditions. Santa Catalina is the most wonderful place to go in Panama for fantastic Pacific Ocean adventures. Surfing is the magnet bringing travelers to Santa Catalina for more than 40 years now. Angling and scuba diving are very big here too. Isla Coiba is one of the most famous scuba dive places in Central or South America. There are thousands of fish, sharks, sea turtles and live coral to experience. | ||
| Lots of small islands exist in this area of Panama. Many nearby islands have relatively unexplored white sand beaches with surf breaks that equal and sometimes even get bigger than the world renowned break, "La Punta" of Santa Catalina. The two accessible beaches in Santa Catalina are Playa Santa Catalina and Playa Estero. These are black sand beaches that have large tide changes throughout each day. The main beach called Playa Santa Catalina is the busiest beach and gets the most traffic. Playa Estero is larger, cleaner beach with nice smaller waves for children and people who don’t need 8 foot waves to get them excited. Lots of boogie boarding and long-boarding going on here. There are no rocks at Playa Estero. There are lots of rocks at Playa Santa Catalina, they are avoidable. The ocean and public beach waters around Santa Catalina are routinely tested by the government and the water here is sparkling CLEAN and safe for now. |
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