At the summit - finally!

I was standing on the rim of the caldera or crater looking down into its depth. The volcano has been dormant for hundreds of years, but every now and again smoke rises from the crater and earthquakes shake the the towns that flank the volcano.

Weeks 7, 8, 9 & 10

March 8th 2008
Up to the Highest Height! On the 25th of Feb, the Katies, some friends and I went to the Chiriqui Province of Panama to climb Volcan Baru. The summit is at about 11,400 feet and about a 7 mile upward hike from the base of the volcano. We spent the first two days in Boquete, a tiny town nestled in the foothills of the volcano and surrounding mountains. On our journey from Panama Cit ... 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

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