# Retiring in Coronado

Coronado is a black sand beach town on the Pacific Riviera, in the district of Chame, about 1.5 hours from Panama City. It is one of the driest coasts in Panama, with about 1,500 mm of rain a year and a sharp dry season from December to April.

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[Photo: Sandra Cohen-Rose and Colin Rose from Montreal, Canada, Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Playa_Coronado_(4165175000).jpg)· [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

## Living in Coronado

The tourism board calls Coronado a very popular beach among Panamanians, with hotels, stores and many restaurants. The beaches are on one side of the highway and the mountains, with El Valle de Antón, on the other.

- [Tourism Authority of Panama, visit page](https://www.tourismpanama.com/places-to-visit/pacific-riviera/)

## Population

Coronado is not a census unit. The district of Chame counted 28,535 people in the 2023 census.

- [INEC, 2023 Census, table 10](https://www.inec.gob.pa/archivos/P0705547520231109105354CUADRO%2010.pdf)

## Climate

The rain gauges at Chame and Gorgona recorded about 1,500 mm a year, with February and March under 10 mm on average. There is no official temperature series for Coronado; the nearest station, at Antón, averages 27.8 °C (82 °F).

| IMHPA station | Altitude | Average | Months under 100 mm of rain |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anton (136-002) | 33 m | 27.8 °C (82 °F), monthly averages 27.0 to 29.1 °C | |
| Chame (138-005) | 30 m | 1,520 mm of rain a year | Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr |
| Gorgona (138-013) | 5 m | 1,493 mm of rain a year | Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr |

- [IMHPA station Anton (136-002)](https://www.imhpa.gob.pa/es/clima-historicos-data?id=136002&tipo=TEMP)
- [IMHPA station Chame (138-005)](https://www.imhpa.gob.pa/es/clima-historicos-data?id=138005&tipo=LLUVIA)
- [IMHPA station Gorgona (138-013)](https://www.imhpa.gob.pa/es/clima-historicos-data?id=138013&tipo=LLUVIA)

## Getting there

The Pacific Riviera starts about 80 km (50 miles) from Panama City, about 1.5 hours on the Pan-American Highway, more on weekends. The Scarlett Martínez airport at Río Hato has 5 weekly flights from Montreal and Toronto, and car rental.

- [Tourism Authority of Panama](https://www.tourismpanama.com/places-to-visit/pacific-riviera/)

## Health care nearby

The Ministry of Health has health centers in the district of Chame, such as Rosa Tazón in Chame and the Gorgona post. The reference hospital is Nicolás A. Solano in La Chorrera.

- Centros y puestos de salud del MINSA en el distrito de Chame (C. de S. Rosa Tazón en Chame, P. de S. Gorgona, entre otros)
- Hospital Nicolás A. Solano (MINSA), La Chorrera

- [Ministry of Health, list of health facilities 2023](https://www.minsa.gob.pa/sites/default/files/publicacion-general/listado_de_instalaciones_de_salud_ano_2023.pdf)

## Cost of living

There is no official cost of living figure for Chame: the district is not part of the Ministry of Economy and Finance food basket.

- [Ministry of Economy and Finance, basic food basket, July 2026](https://www.mef.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/MEF-DAES-Canasta-Basica-Familiar-de-Alimentos-JULIO-2026.pdf)

## Your residency, wherever you live

The Pensionado visa is the same in every province: the US$1,000 monthly pension, or US$750 with a property of more than US$100,000, and the same documents, wherever you plan to live. The discounts of the retiree law apply all over the country.

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