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A scenic mountain area in highlands of West Panama, not far from the Costa Rican border, Boquete is a world class tourist destination and favored location for second homes and retirement. Volcan Baru, a 11,400 ft. inactive volcano towers over the area providing majestic views everywhere and a rich volcanic soil for the lush flor and fauna. Tourism attractions include mountain scenery, a wide range of attractive accomodations from resorts to ecolodges, world-class rafting and kayaking, golf, coffee farm tours, birdwatching, hiking, horseback riding, a zipline canopy tour, year-round Spring weather and a friendly populace. Read more »