the best diving in Panama and probably in whole Central America is be found around Coiba

diving around Coiba is not only the best
diving in Panama, but "the best diving
between Mexico and Colombia"
LONELY PLANET PANAMA 2004

but also the dive sites around Santa Catalina offer
some of the finest dive adventures in Panama, where
"were enormous schools of oversized jacks,
snappers...grunts and numerous moray eels" were
encountered by DIVER Magazin May 2005

schooling barracudas, Sta.Cruz(Coiba), may 2004 manta rays, Frijoles(Coiba), apr 2005 schooling spade fish, Wahoo Rock(Coiba), april 2004

different swarms, Frijoles (Coiba), april 2004 big eye jacks, Punta Pargo (Sta.Catalina), may 2004 grunts, Mali Mali (Coiba), april 2004

diving in Panama is also big fish action

big fish guaranteed scuba diving at the Pacific side of Panama

manta ray, Bajo Cagao,Cebaco (Sta.Catalina, nov2003) white tip sharks, La Viuda (Coiba), mar 2005 jew fish with pilot fish, Sta.Cruz (Coiba), april 2004

diving in Panama especially around Coiba means also regular encounters with turtles

different turtles are coming to Coiba for nesting

turtle, Canales (Coiba), may 2004 turtle,Mali Mali (Coiba), april 2004 torpedo ray, Bajo Frijoles (Coiba), may 2004

also rare animals around Coiba and Santa Catalina

flounder, Sta.Cruz (Coiba), 05/04 - seahorse, Sta.Catalina, 06/04 - 2 frogfish, Coiba 06/2004 scorpion fish, Wahoo Rock (Coiba),may 2004 corals, Sta Cruz (Coiba),april 2004

giant moray eel, Pta Playa Hermosa(Coiba),apr.2004 zebra moray eel, Mali Mali (Coiba),may 2004 arriving at the Coiba ranger station, january 2004

scuba diving trips to Coiba include surface breaks at virgin beaches