Isla Iguana is an island in the Los Santos province of the Pacific West region of Panama.
Understand
History
The island was a target for the US Military during the Second World war. You will see many remnants of the bombs that planes dropped during their target practice. This includes bomb craters both on the island itself, as well as in the coral and seabed surrounding the island. As recently as 2020, a large unexploded bomb was discovered and EOD personnel detonated it in situ. The resulting explosion was large enough to rattle windows in the town, almost 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) away.
Landscape
Flora and fauna
The island has many birds and the eponymous Iguanas. Everywhere you go on the island you will see many of them, some will even try to beg for food when you are on the beach.
Climate
Get in
You have to take a boat to the island. You can go to Playa Arenal and contract one of the boat captains there who will take you over to the island and pick you up again at an arranged time.
Fees and permits
Get around
The island is small. You can explore the entire place on foot.
See
- Everywhere. Iguanas. Everywhere you look!
Do
Buy
Eat
Take whatever you want to eat or drink with you. There is nowhere on the island to buy anything.