under way in Pedasí,Los Santos.
Los Santos: Sea, Sun, Sand and Surf
If Panama’s more well known attractions tend to eclipse that fact that it is indeed a lush, tropical country with as much coastline as inland, a visit to Los Santos serves as an excellent reminder. An undeniably huge part of the Los Santos charm lies in the miles and miles of virtually deserted beaches that extend into the Azuero Peninsula.
“We are fortunate in having two beautiful pristine beaches framing our community,” says Mr Rudasevski of Playa El Toro and La Garita, which spill before Andromeda Ocean Estates, “but in truth there is so much to choose from here – the peninsula is ringed with great beaches.”
The Pacific waters are warm year-round, lapping onto more than 50 miles of light and dark sand beaches. At night, pregnant sea turtles lumber up sandy slopes to lay their clutches of eggs; during the daytime, they can be seen lingering in shallow waters, along with brightly coloured tropical fish, majestic rays, and vast schools of game fish.
Of note is Isla Cañas, thickly fringed with mangroves, which receives thousands of nesting turtles on its kilometers-long beaches at night.
Many of the beaches – in particular Playa Venao at the southernmost end of the peninsula in the Pedasí district – are beginning to gain notoriety in the surfing world for consistent breaks with a lot of elbow room.
A Taste of Caribbean Splendor: Isla Iguana
If miles of pristine beaches and curling waves aren’t enough to grip the imagination, then Los Santos has another trick up its sleeve: a postcard-perfect Caribbean island, set mysteriously in the Pacific Ocean.
Isla Iguana, an island nature