Istmito Beach — Attraction in Bocas del Toro

It is a beach. No dispute there. However, the sole attraction to this SPECIFIC piece of beach compared to any other is the 'Bocas del Toro' sign. Which is why I walked down here, I wanted a picture of the sign and I was bored.

Fair warning, though - if you are walking up the beach from Bocas Town it's easy to cruise right past the sign. It's up by the road so if you're looking at the surf you'll likely miss it.

Also, if you are walking from Bocas Town, there is beach access if you turn to the right when you reach the cementario. It isn't marked or obvious, I only found it when I was coming BACK because I walked until I ran out of beach (tide was...

As other reviews have said, this could be nice. But it has so much garbage. It isn’t well maintained. And when the tide comes up, there isn’t much sand. This would be a great place to focus revitalization efforts in the community. Because there really isn’t a free, public, nice beach you can walk to in bocas. You pretty much have to take a cab, bus, or water taxi...

This could be a beautiful beach but it has so much garbage on it that it’s just disgusting. This like all of Bocas town could be so so much better if the locals realized that picking up all the garbage and keeping it clean would make such a difference. There would be more tourism and money flow in and they would be better off. Not to mention they would be...