1.) Marina Pez Vela in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala has a nice fuel
dock, reliable
diesel, except it's crazy crowded when a sportfishing tournament is in town. Port clearance
fees are highest in CentAm.
2.) In El Salvador, both
Bahia del Sol and Barillas Marina have fuel docks for yachts, both bays requiring a guide panga to lead you in over the bar in daylight hours. The El Salvador Cruisers Rally at
Bahia del Sol runs March 15 - May 5 or 15, so lots of parties and crowded anchorage, few slips. Barillas Marina (Texaco dock) is quieter and more secure, but has moorings only. In many years of delivering
power boats coast to coast, we usually prefer Barillas (pronounced
bah-REE-us) for a fuel stop.
3.) In
Nicaragua, only Marina Puesta del Sol has a floating fuel
dock for yachts. It has been a nice safe stop for yatistas for 10 years. The supposed marina in nearby Corinto is not happening yet.
4.) At the north end of
Costa Rica, Marina Papagayo has a 300 foot floating fuel dock inside the marina breakwaters, mucho spensive but very nice marina in the pristine jungle. The rest of Costa Rica has several fuel stops, but that's getting pretty close to your Golfito
destination. BTW: you can schedule fuel from a sportfishing "mother ship" off Isla Cebaco off the NW coast of
Panama en
route to the
canal.
"Cruising
Ports: the Central American Route" covers all this, but sorry we're
sold out until the new 7th edition comes out this spring. I hope this helps you plan your itinerary in the meantime.