Bocas del Toro · Sports & events

Bocas del Toro fields a side in Panama's national championship, played January to March; games are on the mainland side and entry costs a few dollars.

Paunch, Bluff and the reef at Silverbacks work on the north swell from December to March, when local contests and the visiting surfers arrive.

The town's sea fair takes over Playa Istmito around September with boat races, swimming events and a great deal of music.

Dive schools in town run cheap open-water courses on the reef, and the concrete pitch on the waterfront has a game most evenings.