Downtown Boquete

Beautiful Boquete

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April 20th 2007
We are coming to you live from Boquete, Panama. This is one of the worlds up and coming retirement spots for expats. Boquete is about 1hr by bus from Panama's second largest city, David. David, while hot and humid, was a welcome rest spot for a day after 7 hours on a bus from Panama City. We stayed at the Purple House hostel in David. True to its namesake everything is purple!! The beds were comf ... read more

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With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more