Border crossing into Costa Rica from Panama

Guabito, Panama (and Sixaola, Costa Rica) is one of the few border crossings with Costa Rica, this one located on the Caribbean side, in the Bocas del Toro province. Guabito is a town in the Changuinola district of the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama. Guabito is a small town located directly across the Rio Sixaola from Sixaola, Costa Rica. An elevated former railroad grade and bridge connect Guabito to Sixaola. The border crossing is popular with tourists going between Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro. The Costa Rica-Panama border is also a time zone boundary so Guabito is one hour ahead of Sixaola. Few tourists stop in guabito longer than necessary to clear Panamanian customs.

The bridge across the Sixaola River is for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic and was built in 1908! A new bridge is very badly needed but Costa Rica and Panama are having discussions on its construction.