New Mayor Emiliano Torres Gets to Work Right Away
The honorable mayor Emiliano Torres took office on July 1st. In his first months, Torres…
Caribbean Diving in Bocas del Toro: September & October is the Time
The first time that I dove I thought, “everything is down here and no one told me?” I was in love with the fish, the colors of the…
Lionfish… Kill ‘Em & Grill ‘Em by Joan Crabtree
These stony faced, uniquely striped, ethereally finned and astonishingly beautiful uglies are invading and overpopulating reefs around the world including the Caribbean. Believed to have been released in the Atlantic during Hurricane Andrew, they have made their…
Wildlife Conservation with SNIPS
The Conscious Market, a monthly event at AquaLounge on Isla Carenero brought to us by Cacao Blessings, donated a percentage of the vendor sales at the market on June…
CARES Wildlife Animal Hotline
CARES Project is a veterinary mentorship and field course held at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute here in Bocas del Toro. Dr. Carolyn Rubin, Program Director and veterinarian, works closely with students with learning objectives for their…
Lanouette Paddles in Oz for 2019 World Distance Championships
Julie Lanouette, Bocas del Toro resident and paddler, is going to the 2019 IVF World Distance Championships at Mooloolaba Bay on the Sunshine Coast in Australia from August 9th-16th. She will be racing…
Guillermo Sánchez Borbón Hospital A new protagonist in the writing of Bocas del Toro´s history
by Manuel Niss Quintana Wednesday, June 26, 2019, symbolized a combining of a rich cultural past with the dawn of an exciting new hospital to add to the rich history of Bocas del Toro. President Juan…
The Bocas Dolphin: Acoustic Alarm in Dolphin Bay
photo (above) credit James Grant Laura May-Collado, PhD, is the Bocas Dolphin Project Director. She is an integrative marine biologist with a research…
