The Chiriqui highlands

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After four nights in Bocas del Toro, it was time to move on and so we caught an 8:30 flight across to to David, on the pacific side of Panama (only $38!). From there it was a short bus ride up to Boquete, in the Chiriqui highlands. This little village is nestled up in the cloudy hills of Panama, amongst coffee plantations. We walked through the village and through someones elaborate gardens that were open to the public. When the afternoon thunderstorm arrived, we took cover at Cafe Ruiz, a coffee shop at a coffee plantation.

We bumped into the Swiss couple from the snorkeling tour, who had taken the boat/bus option from Bocas to David to Boquete instead of flying - it took them something like 13 hours to get there, so we were glad to have taken the easy option of flying!

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