The Sixaola River ( Spanish : Río Sixaola ) is a river in southern Limón Province , Costa Rica . It flows from the Cordillera Talamanca to the Caribbean Sea northeast of Sixaola at 9°34′20″N 82°33′54″W / 9.57222°N 82.56500°W / 9.57222; -82.56500 . The river's headwaters are part of the La Amistad International Park . For part of its length, the river forms the border between Limón Province, Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro Province , Panama .
3-430: An old railroad bridge that collapsed in 2017 spanned the river between Guabito , Panama, and Sixaola, Costa Rica. This bridge was a border crossing between Costa Rica and Panama and used by pedestrians when traveling between Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro. This bridge has now been dismantled. A new binational road bridge has been in construction next to the place of the old railway bridge, and will open in 2020. It will be
6-863: A river in Panama is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Guabito Guabito is a corregimiento and town in the Changuinola District of the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama . It is a small town located directly across the Rio Sixaola from Sixaola , Costa Rica . An elevated former railroad grade and bridge connects Guabito to Sixaola. This border crossing is popular with tourists going between Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro , though few tourists stop in Guabito longer than necessary to clear Panamanian customs. Guabito has
9-619: The end point of National Route 36 in Costa Rica and Route 1001 in Panama. The Rio Sixaola is also the boundary between the UTC−06:00 ( Central ) and UTC−05:00 ( Eastern ) Time Zones. Costa Rica is one hour behind Panama. Route 36 ends in Sixaola. Sixaola is right across the river from Guabito , Panama . This article related to a river in Costa Rica is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
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