Volcan is eternal springtime. Upper 70s day, lower 60s night. Either sunny or cloudy with a misty rain. A beautiful view of Panama´s highest peak - Volcan Baru - a volcano that erupted last about 500 AD. It is still classified active. It has national park hiking and is the only place in the world where, on a clear day (rare) you can see both the Atlantic and the Pacific. Farther up the road is Cerro Punta, Panama´s highest town, and my favorite mountain town - gorgeous views. However, I couldn't afford the real estate there, or in Boquete (a gringoized, picturesque, country clubish town on the other side of Baru), so I settled on Volcan. Volcan is what you would have got if Latinos had settled in Montana. Horses, pigs, cows in yards, small fincas,
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