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Hospital Point

Hospital Point is a close and small place with a great diversity of attractions part of  Solarte's island. Tourists can scuba dive or snorkel in the reef nearby, or swim and rest in the protected small beach, know about the history of the islands with the owner of the point or walk in the forest with a local guide, looking for the tiny colorful and poisonous frogs and the tombs from the beginning of the century.

Christopher Columbus in 1502  sailed past the island during his fourth voyage  and the Spanish name given to the island is Isla Solarte. But English-speaking pirates and colonists called it Nancy's Cay.

Hospital Point was the place where the main hospital of the region (owned by the United Fruit Company) was established in 1899, standing there until 1920 when was move to Almirante (main land).

The historyof the hospital is very rich. Plants lovers find, in the western side or Hospital Point, where the main house is, a real botanic garden with species from all over the world, with emphasis in a diversity of banana plants. Visits to the property of Hospital Point can be arranged paying a small fee ($ 6 per person) that includes a local guide.

 

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