Veraguas, between the Caribbean and the Pacific

Veraguas is the only province that borders both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It limits to the north with Caribbean Sea, to the south with Pacific Ocean, to the east with the provinces of Colon, Cocle, Herrera and Los Santos and to the west with Bocas del Toro and Chiriqui. Veraguas has a population of 209,076 habitants and has an extension of 10,677 km2.

Within its territory are the following national parks and reservations: Isla Cobia National Marine Park, Cerro Hoya National Park (shared with the province of Los Santos), Santa Fe National Park, Santa Maria and Gatu River Hydrographic Reserve, Montijo Golf and La Yeguada Forest Reservation.

The capital of the province is Santiago and has a population of 72,991 habitants. Santiago is the commercial and agricultural Center of the region and is located nearby the Pan-American Highway, which makes it a pass by stop full of hotels, restaurants and stores. One of the main architectural monuments in Santiago is Escuela Normal Superior Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, declared a national historical monument.

Santa Fe National Park has an extension of 72,636 hectares located to the north of Veraguas and very famous for its variety of orchids, with more than 350 species, a great variety of butterflies and more than 400 species of birds. The Coiba National Park has an extension of 270,125 hectares and is one of the mayor marine reserves in the world.