Santa Fe, Panama Travel Blogs

Sailing around the worlds most beautiful beaches..
Jul 16, 2007 (29 photos)

... . The first language here is Kuna, the women dress in colourful traditional clothes and if you asked these people if they were from Panama, they would reply no and tell you they are from Kuna Yala. Those few days in the San Blas we snorkelled and swam, ...

Butterflies and Party time in Santa Fe
Aug 17, 2007 (14 photos)

... small affair with only a handfull of visitors, but very nice orchids: We especially enjoyed our peaceful home, the Hotel Santa Fe where we watched the clouds over the mountains with a cool Balboa in our hands (great Panamanian beer). What a ...

Darien, The Gap?
Jun 7, 2007 (2 photos)

... up before reaching the actual Darien National Park, from where few return. So, we returned to the City Jungle instead. Panama City looks a lot like Vancouver from a distance, and that mirage fades badly as you drive through very poor neighbourhoods in ...

KUNA YALA (lo que era SAN BLAS)
Jun 22, 2008 (18 photos)

I just returned to Panama City this morning from Kuna Yala.  I like many others have been calling it San Blas, which it was called previously, however, after visiting with the people and spending time on their land, I realize it would be wrong to ...

From swimsuits to wellie boots
Jan 14, 2009 (5 photos)

I think I´ve found the friendliest place in Latin America!  I´m in Santa Fe, about 90 minutes up gravelled roads from the PanAmerican, and it´s an absolute delight.  Only 1 small hotel and 1 new hostel in the village, so gringos are still a ...

Santa Fé
Oct 20, 2009 (1 photos)

Country Bus Ride Meets Too Tall Gringo
Sep 4, 2008

... The choice was to go up into the mountains to a relatively remote and non-touristy town called Santa Fe.   The first bus ride from Panama City to Santiago was very comfortable aside from the fact that it was pouring rain outside and ...

The ultimate Carribean...
Aug 7, 2006

... container ship. You do have to be VERY careful about the sand bars and reefs as they are everywhere. When we first got to Panama City we were sharing a dorm room with a guy who just lost everything when their boat went down on a reef in the San Blas area ...