Bocas del Toro is a province of Panama. The province of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago and Almirante Bay, Chiriquí Lagoon. The capital is the city of Bocas del Toro on Colon Island. The province contains two national parks, Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park and La Amistad International Park. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute operates a research station on Colon Island just northwest of Bocas Town. There are many banana plantations in Bocas del Toro, often called the oro verde, or green gold of Central America. You must visit Bocas del Drago a beach at the north of Colon Island.