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The island of Cristobal occupies an important sector of the Admiral Bay, just to the east of the Colon Island and in the route of the marine taxis that connect Almirante and Bocas del Toro.
The island, when talking of tourism, is ignored most of the times, lacking of valuable forests, except on the south, but very rich in marine environments. Surrounded by reefs at the west and the south, is becoming one of the favourite spots for divers. At the east sector of the island is located the very well known Dolphins Bay.
The village of San Cristobal, located at the north west part of the island, is, probably, the most important ngobe indian village of the island, and one of the main communities of Archipelago, due to the size of the population, almost 800 people, and its proximity to Bocas del Toro (only 10 minutes by boat).
The community have electricity (generator), public phone and a primary school with more than one hundred students. The villagers grow vegetables (cocoa, yuca, rice) and farm animals (chicken, pigs), and make beautiful handicrafts, but the most important activities are fishing and working in the commerce and government based on Bocas del Toro town.
Just outside of the community, in the sea, is located a deep channel that runs parallel with the coast. There was easy to see only monthes ago, passing very close, the ships that load, in the port of Almirante, banana from the Changuinola plantations destined to Europe and North America. Now this ships enter through the channel of Boca del Drago.
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