Video — Panama’s Best Beach That Nobody Knows About: Playa Chiquita, Colon
Playa Chiquita Fact Sheet
Name: Playa Chiquita
Ocean: Caribbean
Province: Colon
Area: Costa Arriba
Distance from Panama City: 2 hours
Sand: Fluffy soft, extremely coarse
Accessibility: Late December to May 4×4 vehicle and boat. June to December– boat only.
Population: a small nearby Caribbean fishing village
Surfable: No
Water Temperature: Luke Caribbean Warm
Visitors Daily: Isolated – One beach house on the entire stretch of 1 km beach
What to bring: Everything– Food, people, activities.
Local amenities. A small Caribbean village with the basics. I.E. Toilet paper, Pringles, soda, etc.
Camping? Unofficially
Drawbacks: Difficult traveling to and a strong undertoe
Summary: Playa Chiquita is one of Panama’s best Caribbean Beaches that nobody knows about. With the newly constructed Colon-Panama City highway, this once isolated beach is slightly over 2 hours away. It is desolate. You will need to bring your own fun. However, beaches do not get much more scenic that Playa Chiquita.
Directions: Take the Panama City-Colon highway to Sabanitas.
Take a right at the El Rey Super Market.
Travel towards Portobelo.
10 miles after Portobelo, take a right at the “Y” in the road towards Nombre de Dios.
Continue on that road until Cuango.
As you are arriving into Cuango, take a right at the small corner store.
Travel down a dirt road for 10 minutes.
Cross the river. Caution**** check water levels prior to crossing.
10 afterwards, you will arrive at the town of Playa Chiquita.
Continue driving over to the next bluff.
You have reached Playa Chiquita.
During rainy season, take a small boat from directly from Cuango.
Directions to Playa Chiquita, Colon on Panama's Caribbean Coast
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Jaime Toro on Thu, 28th May 2009 10:22 am
Congratulations on your report. Is an unknown world and at the same time fascinating. My wife’s family use had a finca next to the beach and we used to go for the day by enjoying the beach with relatives. The isolation gives a special atmosphere to the place.
CB on Wed, 2nd Mar 2011 2:53 pm
Anybody familiar with a river that is (or used to be) called R. Sardinilla? I am looking for it and unable to locate it, but it should be in the area near Playa Chiquita.