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Bocas del Toro

Also spelled: Bocas · Isla Colón

Definition

A Caribbean archipelago and province with a strong Afro-Antillean and Ngäbe presence, a banana history tied to the United Fruit Company, and today one of the country's main tourist destinations. Guari-guari, an English-based creole, is spoken there.

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In Bocas you still hear guari-guari on the street.En Bocas todavía se oye guari-guari en la calle.

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Where it is used
Bocas del Toro
Currency
in use today
Origin
Topónimo colonial.

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