Surrounded by mountains, Boquete is a drastic change from the lowland tropical rain forests of Bocas Del Toro. Instead of intense heat and humidity, cool air from the surrounding clouds flows down into the valley. Pine tree forests cover the mountains while black and turquoise butterflies flutter in the wind like falling leaves. Areas that that used to be forested now contain coffee plantations that boast the most expensive coffee in the world.
It could almost be mistaken for a small Californian town except for the Panamanian women who wear beautiful, brightly covered dresses trimmed with geometric designs.
This is where we've spent the last few days enjoying the scenery and planning our next location. Originally we were going to continue South. Instead we've decided to head into Costa Rica.
After two long days of bus rides and lots of transfers (about sixteen hours), we finally made it to our temporary destination of Santa Teresa.
**Sorry there are no photos this time around. There were a bunch that I was going to upload. Due to some technical difficulties, I can't get the photos off my camera during this time.**
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