La Palma

La Palma is the capital of the Darién and is the perfect illustration of just how undeveloped this province is. Situated at the end of a peninsula where the Tuira River flows into the Golfo de San Miguel, La Palma has just one commercial street with a handful of government offices, some basic restaurants, and a couple of rustic hotels. La Palma itself has little to offer visitors, but because it has one of the Darién's few airstrips, it is the point of access for the private nature reserve of Punta Patiño and nearby Emberá villages.