Bocas del Toro Panama Christmas and New Years Travel and COVID Rules 2020-2021
December 24, 2020
Bocas del Toro has been a quite a pleasant place to quarantine; with curfews, lockdowns and all. Though Panama had been opening up gradually for international tourism since October, the Ministry of Health announced some unexpected new restrictions for December 18, 2020 – January 4th, 2021. This follwowing is a guide to help you navigate the new rules put in place and how it will affect travel to the islands.
Effective December 18, 2020 – January 4, 2021
– 7pm-5am curfew (restaurants open for delivery until 10pm)
– Dry Law 7pm-5am (No alcohol sold after 7pm, which applies to delivery)
Doble Corona (“double crown” in Spanish, referring to the back to back competition dates). This of course is just a coincidence as the event was named long before the pandemic outbreak caused by the strain of a Corona-virus. Juampi was the leader of both events and on December 7th, 2020, the APS announced the standings, confirming Caraballo’s #1 rank in the league’s open category for the 2020 season.
“I was having a good season, but unfortunately the pandemic happened and shut down everything. During the lockdown, I didn’t want to get out of shape, so I took advantage of the fact that I had the sea in front of my house. It was going to be a good season,” he told La Prensa in a Spanish language interview, translated by The Bocas Breeze. Juampi lives on Isla Colón and runs a car wash and restaurant called Wipeout. “I’m here, trying to recover and fortunately I do not make a living from surfing. I just enjoy surfing. I will continue with this sport, but trying to hel