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Featured Location: Boquete
An enchanting little mountain town in the middle of Mother Nature, unspoiled, waiting to be discovered. BOQUETE: healthy all year-round mild cool weather, spring-like temperatures, flora and wildlife that will elevate your soul and body to a whole new ecological lifestyle.
Emerging in the highlands of Panama, from 3,000 to 11,400 feet above sea level, Boquete stands proud for its endless possibilities: it’s the perfect spot for leisure and excitement: world class hiking, canopy, coffee tours (best coffee in the world is found here, winner of the 4 latest coffee Olympics) rafting, biking, fishing, kayaking, golf, tennis and many more. Also, with over 900 species of birds inhabitants, bird watching is one of Boquete’s main attractions.
This paradisiacal place is considered one of the best destinations for tourism and retirement in the world known as “The valley of the flowers and the eternal spring”. But is its people what makes Boquete a forever place. Mild mannered, cordial, quiet and hospitable, the nearly 15,000 residents of Boquete base their economy on the nurturing of flowers (especially orchids) and agriculture (mostly coffee). |
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PANAMA MOUNTAINS
The mountain range of the Panamanian continental civide is called the Cordillera de Talamanca near the Costa Rican border. Farther east it becomes the Serranía de Tabasará, and the portion of it closer to the lower saddle of the isthmus, where the canal is located, is often called the Sierra de Veraguas. As a whole, the range between Costa Rica and the canal is generally referred to by Panamanian geographers as the Cordillera Central.
The highest point in the country is at |
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the inactive Volcán Barú summit(3475m/11,400ft). |
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The Volcano Baru National Park is located in the Province of Chiriqui close to Boquete, with a surface of 14,325 hectares (35,000 acres) and has a highly valuable geological and ecological scenic landscape that protects a biological diversity with some unique species of this area. In this park you will find tropical rainforest landscapes with highlands species and the remains of the last blast of the Baru Volcano that happened millions of years ago. The mix between the forest and the volcanic remains is in tune with the agricultural activities that are normal for this altitude with nice temperatures between 10º and 20º C. and typical natural foods, and all of this has contributed to make it one of the most visited parks in Panama.
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Volcán Barú is the only volcano in Panama and it is surrounded by a National Park that bears the same name.
Volcán Barú - on a clear morning you can see both the Pacific Ocean and The Caribbean at the same time from the summit... |
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