This research paper I know it is not the best since I have always struggled with writing essays all throughout school but here is my introduction.
Stephanie Bibiano
Why Tourists Love Panama
English Composition 1102-Section 58
8 November 2020
Why Tourists Love Panama
Panama is famous for its canal but there is more to this beautiful country that should not be ignored. The country of Panama is located in Central America and the Isthmus of Panama with 4.2 million residents as of 2019. It has over 1,400 islands with several being popular tourist attractions such as Bocas del Toro, Isla Taboga, Pearl Islands etc, islands that are inhabited, protected national parks for example Coiba Island which holds a diverse amount of aquatic life, and 100 nameless islands. With 1.8 million people visiting Panama every year the travel and tourism industry accounts for 14.9 % of Panama's GDP and the numbers are projected to increase over the next couple of years to come. Therefore let's see what Panama has had to offer for it to become such a hotspot over the recent years.
There is no doubt with 1,400 islands available in Panama there are plenty of gorgeous ones that stand out from each other. Bocas del Toro is an island archipelago that consists of smaller islands such as Isla Colón and Isla Bastimentos which are the two popular areas that tourists love to visit most when traveling here. A little history fact is that in 1502 while Christopher Columbus was sailing on his fourth and last voyage to find a passage across Asia he arrived in del Toro to make repairs of his ships and named it Bocas del Toro because the waterfalls created mouths of bulls. Bocas del Toro in English means mouth of bulls and that is how the archipelago got its name. There are numerous activities in the islands of the Bocas that visitors can do such as sightseeing historical places, snorkeling, diving, surfing, hiking etc which is why these islands are well loved…..
