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MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD, ISLA IGUANA
Highlights

1 Azueran artesanía Catch artisans at 4 Playa Venao A lovely swathe of beach best
work in village workshops, crafting exquisite appreciated by surfing the waves or horseriding
ceramics, devil masks and straw hats, as well as along the sands. See p.171
embroidered polleras and montunos. See p.159
5 Isla de Cañas Camp out among the turtles
2 Festivals The peninsula excels in fiestas: devil that arrive in their thousands to nest along
dances for Corpus Christi in La Villa; the nation’s glorious sand each year. See p.172
biggest folkloric jamboree, the Festival de la 6 The Western Azuero Explore the
Mejorana, in Guararé; and the glitz of Carnaval undulating hillsides and rugged coastline
at Las Tablas. See p.163, p.165 & p.167
of the peninsula’s western flank, whose
3 Isla Iguana A wildlife retreat of black and near-deserted beaches offer spectacular
green iguanas, chest-puffing frigatebirds and sunsets. See p.175
shoals of rainbow-coloured fish. See p.170

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