The Parque Nacional Marino (Marine National Park) on Isla Bastimentos, located in the province of Bocas del Toro was created in 1998. This park on Isla Bastimentos has an extension of 13,226 hectares among which 11,596 are Marine. Due to its rich fauna Isla Bastimentos attracts many foreigners and nationals.
 On Isla Bastimentos you will find a unique sweet water lake which is the habitat for animals such as: turtles and crocodiles. Also Isla Bastimento has 32 mammal species that live in the protected area of Isla Bastimentos, with 13 species of bats.
On the Forest fringe that Isla Bastimentos has you will be delighted.jpg) with the Cariblanco monkeys and the nocturnal monkeys or jujanás. On this fringe of Isla Bastimentos there are also numerous sloths with two and three fingers. Also in this region of the Isla Bastimentos there is an abundance of Ñeques. Isla Bastimentos is the place to be if you want direct contact with nature.
At the park that Isla Bastimentos flaunts there are 28 species of reptiles and amphibians among which 17 are in danger of becoming extinct. The hawksbill turtle and other species of turtles nest in the beautiful beaches that exist on Bastimento Island. This Island has mangroves, being the habitat of the yellow frog and the dense forests, the home of the venomous frog.
 Among the 68 species of birds on Isla Bastimentos the great majority live in forests within the national park. There are pretty red forehead parrots, the blue forehead specie of parrot, the hummingbird and the crowned nymph. On Isla Bastimentos you can also find numberous marine birds like the Tijeras and laughing seagulls.
Within Isla Bastimentos you can find the Islands of Coral, this site is the refuge for trout, angel fish, grouper, parrot fish, butterfly fish, crabs, lobsters and many other marine species. Also on the Isla Bastimento there are as many echinoderms as there are starts, cucumber and star fish.
The beautiful beaches of Isla Bastimentos
 CAYOS ZAPATILLAS - located at the northeast end of Parque Nacional Marino of Isla Bastimentos, you'll be able to enjoy a number of water related activities on the beach like swimming, scuba diving or snorkeling or just take a stroll by the a nearby forest.
MANGROVE ISLANDS - On the south side of Isla Bastimentos there is an excellent place for taking a boatride or if you're more adventuresome you can do some snorkeling amongst the mangroves.
The Parque Nacional Marino of Isla Bastimentos has eye-catching coral reefs, which occupy an extension of 500 hectares. Also this park preserves the largest extension of Caribbean mangroves of the country, where you can appreciate the predominance of both red and white mangroves.
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