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Puerto Obaldia is a city in Kuna Yala. A ramshackle collection of decrepit houses, mostly with damaged or missing roofs, a beach littered with rubbish. An internet cafe, a supermarket, two hostels, two restaurants. But Puerto Obaldia is the little known and dirt-cheap alternative to travel from Colombia to Panama and vice versa.

[edit] Get in

[edit] by boat from Colombia

Get the ferry from Turbo to Capurgana (leaves at 7am or later daily, COP$ 49000). If there are sufficient passengers, there is a direct boat from Capurgana to Puerto Obaldia (COP$ 20000). Theoretically it is possible to walk from Capurgana to Sapzurro (2.5h) and from Sapzurro to Puerto Obaldia (2.5h), but it is not advisable to do this, as this is a dicy area with smugglers, bandits and guerillas combing it, and the Panamanian army may not let you into Puerto Obaldia. Get your out-stamp in Capurgana and your in-stamp in Puerto Obaldia.

[edit] by air

Aeroperlas Regional flies about three times a week from Albrook airport in Panama city to Puerto Obaldia. The flight is about USD 85.

[edit] by road

Puerto Obaldia cannot be reached overland.

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

[edit][add listing] Do

Once you have seen all the rubbish along the beach and the sewers leading right onto the beach, you won't ever bathe here!

[edit][add listing] Buy

[edit][add listing] Eat

There is tasty food at the 'Las tres L' restaurant in town, although pricey (Almuerzo corriente USD 3). There is another restaurant near the runway.

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[edit][add listing] Sleep

Pension Cande, very simple accommodation USD 5 with shared bathroom or USD 10 self-contained.

[edit] Contact

[edit] Get out

[edit] by boat to Colombia

If there are sufficient passengers, there is a direct boat to Capurgana in Colombia (about USD 15). In Capurgana, you can get a ferry to Turbo (COP$ 49000). Theoretically it is possible to walk from Puerto Obaldia to Sapzurro (2.5h) and from Sapzurro to Capurgana (2.5h), but it is not advisable to do this, as this is a dicy area with smugglers, bandits and guerillas combing it, and the Panamanian army will require you to get a permit to leave the town. Get your out-stamp in Puerto Obaldia and your in-stamp in Capurgana. There is a Colombian Consulate in Puerto Obaldia.

[edit] by air

Aeroperlas Regional flies about three times a week to Albrook airport in Panama city. The flight is about USD 85. You have to pay upon arrival in Panama City. Credit cards are accepted. There are ultra-tough customs checks upon arrival, as this is one of the main drug trafficing zone in Panama.

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