A Bit of Taboga Island History

At Cerrito Tropical B&B Hotel we thought our guests would appreciate some of the rich history Taboga Island offers. The following is from various sources and offers a view (we don´t guarantee its 100% authenticity) of Taboga´s past.
Taboga Island (Pop. 1400) and Morro Island (pop. 0):
Isla Morro and Isla Taboga have been strolling [...]

Special Police Visitors for Easter

Panama Police Drops by for Coffee
Some people are visited by the Easter Bunny during Easter. This year at Cerrito Tropical on Taboga Island we received special visitors on our hill, we were thrilled with the visit and invited them for coffee and cake. Taboga Island has extra police protection during holiday periods.
Don´t they look [...]

Tides on Taboga Island

Taboga Island tides range from 11 to 18 feet (3-5 meters) and changes twice a day. The Gulf of Panama is very shallow, 500 feet depths can be found only at the very outside of the gulf as it reaches the Pacific Ocean. On the Caribbean Coast tide variations of 1-2 feet can be found [...]

Rainfall and Weather on Taboga Island

The weather on Taboga Island is considered a Tropical Maritime climate. This brings the delightful weather which Taboga Island is so famous for. Some people think that the weather is often hot with a long rainy season (like some other parts of Panama) but this is not true of Taboga Island.
Beacause the island is [...]

Taboga Island Green Dart Frogs – Dendrobates Auratus

Taboga Island Green Dart Frogs – Dendrobates Auratus
Taboga Island is home to a particular species of tiny green tree frog – DENDROBATES-AURATUS-TABOGA ( green tree-dart frog) – which is only found on the island, it morphed from the mainland dendrobates auratus frog and has a coloration and pattern which is different. They are tiny, [...]

Blue Black GrassQuit on Taboga Island

Blue Black GrassQuit on Taboga Island
A type of Finch-tanager (plate 38, birds of Panama).
See House Wren as well, migrates to Panama in the winter. Regularly spotted from the balcony at Cerrito Tropical B&B Hotel by birdwatching guests.
The Blue-black Grassquit, Volatinia jacarina, is a small bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. It was previously classified in [...]

Birdwatching on Taboga Island

Birds Spotted on Taboga Island
Thanks to one of our special guests (biologists) we have a new bird list from the birds they spotted when on vacation Taboga Island at Cerrito Tropical.
Bird Watching List, Taboga Island, January 2010 (31 species)
• Brown booby
• Blue-footed booby
• Frigatebird
• Brown pelican
• Spotted sandpiper
• Yellow-crowned night heron
• Royal tern
• Osprey
• Great-tailed grackle
• Neotropical mockingbird
• White-tipped dove
• Pale-vented pigeon
• Rock dove
• Tropical kingbird
• Great kiskadee
• House wren
• Palm tanager
• Blue-gray [...]

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