Santa Fe
Travel Blogs from Santa Fe, Panama
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Sailing around the worlds most beautiful beaches..
... . 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
... 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?
... gave 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 ...
KUNA YALA (lo que era SAN BLAS)
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 ...
From swimsuits to wellie boots
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 ...
Waterfalls we love you!
We have spent the last few days in Santa Fe a small village located in a sparsely inhabited, rugged mountainous area We are staying in the charming La Qhia hostal run by an Argentine/Belgium couple. The guesthouse has compiled a good deal of information ...
Panama Viejo followed by a few cool Panamas
... and a non-air conditioned area here. Outside the room, it feels like a wet sauna. I am very barely exaggerating.) Anyway, now I am in Santa Fe, and since I spent most of the day traveling, I am now going to return to the hostal to enjoy the rainstorm in a ...
Muckin' Around- Cascada de Bermejo hike
... the outdoorsy type, so I knew that this city girl was already at a slight disadvantage. The hike began along the roads of Santa Fe and continued through small communities just beyond the town. There were many step downhill parts, which I filed away as ...
Chong and Maria
... a hammock, hang the hammock from a pole, and carry the person to Santiago (an hour and a half bus ride from Santa Fe). In 1971, Panama was under a military dictatorship. The general got wind of what Gallego was up to in Santa Fe, and he sent his minions ...
Country Bus Ride Meets Too Tall Gringo
... 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 ...
Limerick, Panama
... benign, but if you pick the right line You'll shoot through them as if your pants were on fire! There once was a dog from Santa Fe, whose loud bark could be heard throughout the day. And when night came around, there was another audible sound the bloody ...
The ultimate Carribean...
... a wrecked 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 ...
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