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Aerial view of Isla Iguana: a white sand cove, a ranger station, and a panga at anchor in clear water.

Isla Iguana

Pedasí · Azuero Peninsula · Panamá

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The Pacific coast of southern Azuero, told in five parts.

Playa Destiladeros sits on the Pacific coast of the Azuero Peninsula, minutes from Pedasí. These pages describe the coast itself — its shoreline, its seasons, the break, the open Pacific and the life of Azuero.

Fishermen pushing a panga into the surf at Playa Destiladeros.
Rocky coastline at low tide, southern Azuero.
The Coast

Puerto Escondido, minutes south along the unpaved coastal road.

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The neighbouring coast The Coast
Humpback whale surfacing in open Pacific water.
Sea turtle on the sand at Playa Destiladeros.
Seasonal

Watched from the beach, and from the terraces above it.

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The seasonal Pacific Seasonal
A wave breaking off the Azuero coast at first light.
A wave along the Destiladeros break.
The Break

Three minutes on foot from the land at Playa Destiladeros.

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Destiladeros The Break
Open fishing boats anchored off a white sand beach.
Aerial view of Isla Iguana and its reef.
Offshore

A narrow continental shelf, and the tuna science based on this coast.

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The Tuna Coast Offshore
Detail of an embroidered pollera, the traditional dress of Azuero.
Detail of an embroidered pollera, the traditional dress of Azuero.
Azuero

Pedasí is a working town, not a resort. That is most of the point.

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Azuero and its life Azuero