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Here are some photos from the public boat ramp in the small town of Cañas. This is the nearest boat ramp to Ojo de Agua and one of the most protected ones in the area. There is already one private boat storage and another under construction near the launch. Notice the grass hut in one of the pictures. This is the neighbor next to the completed boat storage. Panama, land of contrasts.

Cañas is a small town located on the mainland near the mouth of the Cañas Estuary. If searching a map, Cañas is just north of the eastern tip of Cañas Island, roughly centered between Playa Venao/Venado and the town of Bucaro. Cañas is a typical small Panamanian town that has a Catholic church, public school, hardware store, a few small tiendas (general store), a few restaurants and plenty of cantinas.

This public boat ramp was recently constructed and is only a few minutes from the property in Ojo de Agua. The Cañas estuary is one of the only protected waterways in this part of Panama. Shielded from the waves of the Pacific Ocean by Isla Cañas, the protected estuary offers a great place to launch. Due to the extreme tidal fluctuations here in Panama, one most launch and retrieve their boat around medium or high tide. Once launched mariners navigate about 40 minutes westward through the mangrove lined estuary which merges with the Tonosi and Viejo rivers near where their mouths spill out into the Pacific Ocean near Bucaro, a small local fishing village located between Tonosi and Guanico.

I also included a photo of the sign announcing that the road is to be repaved from Cañas to Tonosi. Ojo de Agua is two kilometers to the west of Cañas heading towards Tonosi. Those of us that drive this road everyday know that it is one of the worst main roads in the area. I have been hearing for two years that this road is going to be rebuilt. The new road will cut the time down by half to go to Tonosi. Finally! The government has erected the official sign and roadwork has started.

When in the area take a drive through Cañas or catch a boat and visit the island for turtle watching, I may see you there.

Take Care,

Charlie