Colibri Lodging Boquete
Ave. Belisario Porras Boquete, Panama
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Golfito to Boquete via Paso Canoas
... of the ‘paperwork facilitator’ disappears, his eyes open wide and a smile lights up his face. He repeats “6.500km!” With my stamped papers in hand, I wish him good luck with the clients on the next bus. We exchange a “Pura Vida” and go separate ways. I am impressed that the Costa Rica customs allows the permit to be suspended: if I reenter the country within 3 months they can reactivate it without applying for a new ...
Cascadas y cafe
... a fair way out of town) and did the walks by ourselves. The walks themselves were pretty nice, although usually the first half was through farmland. However, the walk out to the waterfalls near Las Quetzales was very pretty, as were the waterfalls themselves.
Also while we were in Boquete we went on a coffee tour to Finca la Milagrosa, which has won awards in lots of different competitions and is considered the second best coffee of ...
Relaxville
... with fine dining and great food and it was…by Panamanian standards anyway. Good but not revolutionary, if you know what I mean. Nothing fancy is needed, but if the guide book says it’s distinguishable, original, and distinct…problem is of course every restaurant talks themselves up so much 'The BEST Italian in Panama!’ ‘The MOST delicious food in Panama!’ ‘The most RIDICULOUSLY TASTY FOOD ON THE PLANET!’ Maybe we are ...
Meet Pancho
... He then sat us down in his living room and gave us a map (he had drawn?) of the roads of Boquete, and crazily drew all over it while explaining different walks we could take or places we could see. (We found out he was an old basketball star as well! He's definitely got a great story if you sit and talk with him.)
We set out for the ATM and internet cafe and then ate at Restaurante El Sabroson (sp?), a cheap cafeteria style eatery of local cuisine. Back at the ...
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Pana-Maintenance
... outdoors amongst misty mountains and blazingly bright flowers.
We rode past lovely waterfalls, abandoned, crumbling mansions, and the picturesque Caldera River (white water rafting is also a big sport here, and we could see why!).
By this time, it was nearing 1pm, so we stopped for "lunch"- and I use air quotes because Fresas Cafe, recommended to us by a couple we met yesterday, serves only strawberry dishes ("fresas" means "strawberry" in Spanish). Strawberries ...


