Isla Palenque is located off the western Pacific shore of Panama, near the border of Costa Rica, in the Gulf of Chiriquí. Isla Boca Brava is just to the north, semi-attached to Isla Palenque by a sandy land bridge exposed at low tide. The island is approximately 400 acres (1.6 km²), with 5 miles (8.0 km) of coastline and over 1-mile (1.6 km) of beaches.