elsadran Says: Cerro Punta is on the west side of Volcan Baru at an altitude of 1980m. Hiking for Volcan Baru and the National Park Amistad starts here. The trail of Quetzals is better accessed from Cerro Punta than from Boquete. The town has lovely views and a cool climate. It is less...
elsadran Says: The atmosphere in the restaurant is obviously a reflection of its owner's personality. Lauretta Bonfiglio is a dynamic, pleasant Italian lady who captures her guests by her genuine attention! Many of her paintings are hung on the walls.The food is excellently cooked and...
Zanzi-bar and Snoopy's: Pub crawling
theodoreconrad Says: Zanzi bar is the only 'real' bar I could find in this small town. It's on the main drag of town, just past the church. This place gets pretty busy on the weekends, so get there early to grab a seat, there aren't many of them here. It's a very relaxed atmosphere and you'll...
elsadran Says: Buses from David to Boquete take 1 hour and the fare is 1.4$ From Boquete to David buses start from the northern side of Boquete central square, and run every half an hour from 5:00am until 6:30pm. You can also catch it on the main road. Just wave to it and it will...
elsadran Says: At the northern end of the central street is Boquete Souvenirs. It is packed with nice objects and beautiful ideas for gifts. There are masks ,baskets, ceramics, hammocks, handicrafts, molas, bracelets, necklaces and a lot more...Prices are a little higher than in Panama...
Border Crossing between Costa Rica and Panama
Suzie3 Says: I thought we would never get through this. It took about 1 1/2 hrs. Our friend from Costa Rica was driving his van and had to have a pile of papers. Make sure your driver if you have one is familiar with what is needed. Orlando was short one but managed to have it ignored....
elsadran Says: As nights are chilly and temperature may fall to near zero you should provide yourself with warm jackets, especially if you want to wander around in the night. If you have planned to do camping then you need a pack of warm clothes because it is really freezing in the...
bilgeez Says: The Rio Calderon runs through Boquete, during rainy season it is very rapid and exciting to see.If you walk south from town, down calle 1 about a kilometer (half a mile or so), off to the left is one of those cable suspension bridges over the river. I walked across it and...
elsadran Says: Canopying is a nice idea for taking out your energy. The technique of sliding on strong cables over the canopy of tall forest trees was taken from the indigenous people and then perfected by botanists and naturalists all over the world. Today everyone can taste this...
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I thought we would never get through this. It took about 1 1/2 hrs. Our friend from Costa Rica was driving his van and had to have a pile of papers. Make sure...
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Q: I am currently living about 20 minutes NE of Grecia, Costa Rica. I have traveled to Panama on several occasions and am considering...

A: I think NOW it's a good moment to go, from april to november is the rainy season, and the children has no school holidays.
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I've got some interesting experiences in Boquete. I'd love to share with you the 19 tips I've written, the 46 photos uploaded, and 1 travelogue I've created.
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We flew from Panama City to David .There we picked up a rental car and then drove to Boquete. The distance from Panama City to Boguete is about 480 Km. From the city of David it is about 40 km, which...
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A darling little town up in the hills. Eternal spring temps. People come from all over in January for the flower festival. The buildings are the typical cement unimaginative ones you see a lot in...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Boquete. I'd love to share with you the 9 tips I've written, the 9 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Boqeute certainly has it's beautiful and interesting spots. None are within the town proper itself though. Once there, there is surprisingly very little to do other than wander aimlessly around...
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