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"I'll tell you what I've heard myself," continued Captain Smollett: "that you have a map of an island, that there's crosses on the map to show where treasure is, and that the island lies--" And then he named the latitude and longitude exactly.
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Location

The Buccaneer Resort is located along the southeast stretch of Carenero Island, between Colón Island (the location of the town of Bocas) and Bastimentos ("the place for provisioning" - likely named by Christopher Columbus) Island. This is all within the Laguna de Chiriquí.

Very precisely, the Buccaneer is located at Latitude 9° 20' 25"N Longitude 82° 13' 54.5"W. The Google map below shows a satellite view of the Buccaneer, from the round restaurant rooftop to the dock at the bottom.

Rubén Blades, Panama's Tourism Minister, calls Bocas del Toro "the rising star of Panama's ecotourism," and "with its marine resources and different animal species seen in no other place in the world can be found just hours away."

External reference to local map

Interactive Expedia Map

External reference to map of Panama

Map of Panama

Use the controls in the upper-left, or drag the map using the mouse.

The town of Bocas is a four minute water taxi ride to the east. Water taxis usually run from 6am to 6:30pm, but is is quite easy to find a local to take you to the island after that time.

Carenero itself is quite small, with only a few roads. The town on the island is a very short disance away on the southwestern tip.

Information on local tides is available here.

The local IPAT (tourism) office, Oficina Regional de Bocas del Toro, can be reached at Tel: 757-9642 Fax: 757-9857.

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Bocas del Toro
Republic of Panama
Resort Office Tel/Fax (507) 757-9042 8am-5pm (GMT-5)
Evenings & Sundays Tel. (507) 757-9137
E-mail to Buccaneer Resort