Volcan, Panama Travel Blogs

Los Quetzales trail
Nov 26, 2007

... maybe take us 6 hours. We had a good pace going for sure. It was an amazing weekend and an amazing hike. The city of Volcan is different than Boquete. It is higher in elevation and has many more farms and agriculture. so much of the land is farmed, all of ...

Volcanos, Butterflies, Waterfalls and Pooping Oxen
Jun 26, 2005

... Joe, 2 of my favorite people here, came up to me in the internet café and told me that they were planning on going to El Volcan Poas the following day, which I have been wanting to see since I got here. So of course when they ask me to go the answer is a ...

Boquete/Volcan - Day 3
Apr 11, 2009 (3 photos)

... terraced so rows of crops are up very steep mountain sides. Happened upon town of Guadalupe which is the highest village in Panama. Town was having a farmers market, so we stopped for some fresh fruit and yummy skewers with meat, potatos, green peppers and ...

Cruisin' with the German Sheppard
Sep 9, 2007 (3 photos)

... from this experience that centipedes are very tough to kill.  But aside from this, things were very pleasant.  The view of Volcan Baru, the nearly hourly cups of teas, and the no-English language environment were very relaxing. 

Solo to Paso Ancho
Sep 8, 2007

... more than excited to make whatever sleep sacrifices were required.  A series of odd occurrences took place on the Panama-to-David bus, including a most entertaining gold jewelry salesman who regaled us (in Spanish) with many witicisms and showered ...

Western Highlands with my friend, Richard
Oct 20, 2009

... dirt with big rocks and potholes...thank goodness for 4-wheel drive! Some of the places we've been are: Cuesta de Piedra, Volcan, Cerra Punta, Guadalupe, Bambito, Rio Serrano (on the Costa Rica boarder) and many other places that I can't remember. We zig ...

Wait, Are You Sure This is Panama?
Aug 22, 2007 (3 photos)

... in Chiriqui, was cool and crisp and clean and lovely and I had to ask myself, are we sure we're still in Panama? (photos)  I had a very relaxing time here, and saw a new kind of lizard cruising around, sort like a mini-iguana type ( ...

Moede med Devin og Jason
Dec 18, 2009 (6 photos)

"Bird of Paradise" at Sitio Barriles
Aug 7, 2008 (1 photos)

Strelitzia reginae is a large tropical flowering plant indigenous to South Africa and is closely related to the banana (Musaceae). The flowers stand above the foliage at the tips of long stalks. The hard, beak-like sheath perpendicular to the stem from ...