Landmark· Cayo de Agua· Other Caribbean
Cayo de Agua (Isla Cayo Agua)
9° 9.0′ N · 82° 2.1′ W
The low, remote island at the far south-east of the archipelago, between Isla Popa and the Valiente Peninsula, where the Bocas islands close off Chiriquí Lagoon from the open sea.
Practical
Position is the GeoNames island point (also called Water Cay); the village of Cayo de Agua (population about 529) is at 9.1525, -82.0580 (GeoNames). One of the six main islands and part of the Bocas del Toro Important Bird Area (Wikipedia). With Isla Popa it divides Almirante Bay from Chiriquí Lagoon (Spanish Wikipedia). Our sources give no anchorage or beach details — treat as exploratory; the main ship entrance to the lagoon, Canal del Tigre, is to the east.
Best for
Exploratory cruising toward Chiriquí Lagoon
Nearby
- Isla Popa (Popa 1 & Popa 2 villages)5.6 NM away
- Playa Raya Anchorage (Valiente Peninsula)6.2 NM away
- Cayos Zapatilla (Bastimentos National Marine Park)6.3 NM away
- Las Bromelias Trail (Zapatilla 2)6.3 NM away
- Cayos Zapatilla Anchorage (Bastimentos Marine Park)6.5 NM away
- Chiriquí Lagoon (Laguna de Chiriquí)6.6 NM away
- Zapatilla Reefs (dive & snorkel, Bastimentos Marine Park)6.6 NM away
- Zapatilla Shallows Snorkel (Cayo Zapatilla No. 1)6.9 NM away