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Escudo de Veraguas
views from circumnavigating
island trips Aug & Sep 2004
views from circumnavigating
island trips Aug & Sep 2004
This page features photos of Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama's own Jurassic Park. The purpose is to both provide some
views of this remarkable location to anyone interested, as well as to serve as an introduction to those who will be or might
desire to travel to this small group of islands. The details intended to be shown are there for the interested. Please
communicate via your e-mail, or the response boxes at the bottom of the Trips page. We would very much appreciate
hearing your views and comments about this unique place. NOTE: this sector of Cotton Bay is available for Development.
views of this remarkable location to anyone interested, as well as to serve as an introduction to those who will be or might
desire to travel to this small group of islands. The details intended to be shown are there for the interested. Please
communicate via your e-mail, or the response boxes at the bottom of the Trips page. We would very much appreciate
hearing your views and comments about this unique place. NOTE: this sector of Cotton Bay is available for Development.
Start of Panama's Jurassic Park virtual tour
View of Cotton Bay along Eastern side of Isla, inside the coral reef protection area. This is also the site of the only
permanent residents. The other areas are transient indigenous fishermen and divers.
permanent residents. The other areas are transient indigenous fishermen and divers.
Looking SE across the S end of Cotton Bay. Our Aguila is moored next to the ice boat used to keep the catch fresh until
brought into Chiriqui Grande for market about weekly.
brought into Chiriqui Grande for market about weekly.
The newly arrived transient indigenous who come to dive for lobsters and some fishing also.
View to SE from further up Cotton Bay
Near N end of Cotton Bay, the protecting coral reef is visible.
The newly arrived transient divers sign up for new clothing, made by two seamsters that create good quality pants, shirts
and other items with their foot-powered machines.
and other items with their foot-powered machines.
View towards the N end of Cotton Bay.
Departing the Cotton Bay area, we entered a maze of small islets with shallow, crystalline waters.
The N end of Cotton Bay has an opening to the sea, where the coral reef protection line was quite visible.
Passed the N end of Cotton Bay, we head past several outer rocks on the way to Indian Bay.
The entry into Indian Bay between the islets was a serene, pristine environ that one couldn't have imagined would exist in
such a remote island.
such a remote island.
The landing at Indian Bay is on a shallow sand bar created by the small fresh water stream emptying from the small lagoon
located there (next photo). There are a couple of small transient casas at this locale, used by the divers that come for the
seasonal work of lobstering.
located there (next photo). There are a couple of small transient casas at this locale, used by the divers that come for the
seasonal work of lobstering.
The small laguna at Indian Bay has the first real manglar we found on Escudo. Waters were quite dark owing the decaying
vegetation and the shoreline was quite soft and we sunk up to 25 cm into the muck. The center is apparently one of the
near quicksand areas that exist on this island.
vegetation and the shoreline was quite soft and we sunk up to 25 cm into the muck. The center is apparently one of the
near quicksand areas that exist on this island.
