Golfo de los Mosquitos is a
gulfA gulf is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea. For example, the Gulf of Mexico is the tenth largest body of water in the world.Gulf may also refer to:In places:* Arab states of the Persian Gulf* Gulf, California, USA...
on the north coast of
PanamaPanama, officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of both Central America and, in turn, North America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the...
, extending from the Valiente Peninsula in
Bocas del ToroBocas del Toro is a province of Panama. The capital is the city of Bocas del Toro on Isla Colon . The population of the province numbers some 89,300 people. The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Almirante , Laguna de Chiriquí , and adjacent mainland...
, past the north coast of Veraguas to the province of
Colon, PanamaColón is a sea port on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. The city lies near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It is capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's second city....
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Golfo de los Mosquitos is a
gulfA gulf is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea. For example, the Gulf of Mexico is the tenth largest body of water in the world.Gulf may also refer to:In places:* Arab states of the Persian Gulf* Gulf, California, USA...
on the north coast of
PanamaPanama, officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of both Central America and, in turn, North America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the...
, extending from the Valiente Peninsula in
Bocas del ToroBocas del Toro is a province of Panama. The capital is the city of Bocas del Toro on Isla Colon . The population of the province numbers some 89,300 people. The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Almirante , Laguna de Chiriquí , and adjacent mainland...
, past the north coast of Veraguas to the province of
Colon, PanamaColón is a sea port on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. The city lies near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It is capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's second city....
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It should not to be confused with the
Mosquito CoastThe Caribbean Mosquito Coast historically consisted of an area along the Atlantic coast of present-day Nicaragua, named after its native Miskito Indians and long dominated by British interests...
which is further north in
NicaraguaNicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democratic republic. It is the largest country in Central America with an area of 130,373 km
2. The country is bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The Pacific Ocean lies to the west of...
and
HondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras...
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The
Isla Escudo de VeraguasIsla Escudo de Veraguas is an isolated island of the Republic of Panama. Despite its name, it is not part of the province of Veraguas, but rather Bocas del Toro...
is the primary island in the gulf.