Tropical waterfall along trail

Boquete: Panama's peaceful mountain retreat

January 25th 2015
After our time in Bocas (see that blog post), we traveled by chartered van to the hillside community of Boquete, at 3800 ft. elevation in the northern mountains of Panama. Just outside the town is Panama's highest point, the volcano Baro. More importantly, though, the City lies in a valley noted for its rich coffee plantations, its tropical cloud forest with their abundance of birds and animals, g ... 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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Ron Geddert

Ron the belated traveler

My home is Abbotsford, BC, Canada. I started global traveling relatively late in life, though I had done a lot of touring around North America prior. In April, 2007 I trekked to Everest Base Camp in Nepal (with Peregrine), and in April 2008 did a tour of Costa Rica (with Tucan). In March, 2009 I went on an overland trip with Dragoman to Africa (Capetown to Vic Falls) to see sand dunes, wildlife, deltas, traditional people, etc. It is on that trip that I started blogging. Since then, I've blogged about some trips closer to home, as well as a trip to Vietnam in May, 2011. I love exploring the wo... full info

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