Taborcillo

Isla Taborcillo (a.k.a. John Wayne Island) is a small private island 40 kilometres (25 miles)^[1] off the coast of Panama, which was once owned by American film actor John Wayne. Currently owned by Austrian businessman Ralph Hübner, founder of publishing company Who is Who,^[2] the island contains a resort hotel and theme park, and is a vacation destination for European and American tourists. A part of the island has been designated as a protected bird sanctuary; egrets, brown pelicans and hummingbirds nest here.^[2]

Picture of Isla Taborcillo a.k.a. John Wayne Island, off the coast of Panama

Roadside sign on the way to John Wayne Island

References

John Wayne

As director	The Alamo (1960) The Green Berets (1968, with Ray Kellogg)

As producer	Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) Hondo (1953) Track of the Cat (1954) Good-bye, My Lady (1956) Gun the Man Down (1956) The Alamo (1960)

As actor	Filmography

Spouses	Josephine Alicia Saenz (m. 1933–1945) Esperanza Baur (m. 1946–1954) Pilar Pallete (m. 1954–1979)

Children	Michael Wayne Patrick Wayne Ethan Wayne

Personal	Batjac Productions John Wayne Island The Wild Goose

Memorials	John Wayne Airport

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