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Revision as of 23:31, 22 October 2011 by 166.237.148.231 (talk) (the largest company charges $5. Personal experience is not a reliable source, but I live in Bocas and visit the dock on a daily basis. Revert only if you're going to be a dick about WP policies)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Corregimiento and town in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama| Almirante | |
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| Corregimiento and town | |
| Country |  Panama |
| Province | Bocas del Toro Province |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,816 |
Almirante is a city in the Bocas del Toro Province of the Republic of Panama. Its name is Spanish for Admiral.
Tourist Use
For travelers, Almirante is mainly used as a jumping off point for land travel to other cities on the mainland, Panama or to Costa Rica. An approximately 30-minute water taxi ride from Bocas del Toro, which usually costs $5.00, will land persons in Almirante. There is not a traditional bus terminal, or even a traditional bus stop there. Instead, there is a gathering of people waiting for the buses near a restaurant on a corner of the outskirts of the city. From the water taxi dock, it's only a few minute taxi ride to the bus stop known as "el cruce." There are taxis waiting both at the water taxi dock, and at "el cruce." The bus ride from Almirante to the city of David, Panama costs about $7.00 per person, and makes a stop about an hour and a half to two hours through the approximately 4 and a half hour bus ride (times depend on weather conditions) at a cafeteria/convince store for a food, water, and bathroom stop. The bus often makes stops at little settlements along the route to pick up other riders, and drop some off, and ends at the main bus terminal in David, where people pay the drivers assistant upon exiting the bus ticket. Also once a railroad severd it, but in 2005 it was dismantled
Almirante is popular with tourists going between Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro. When traveling by land, tourists coming from or going to Costa Rica must clear both Costa Rican customs in Sixaola and Panamanian customs in Guabito.
References
- Bocas del Toro, Panama
- Frommer's Panama (2E, 2009), ISBN 9780470371831.
- World Gazeteer: Panama – World-Gazetteer.com
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 Bocas del Toro Province | ||
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| Capital: Bocas del Toro | ||
| Almirante District |  | |
| Bocas del Toro District | ||
| Changuinola District | ||
| Chiriquí Grande District | ||