by Jaime Vasquez | Sep 5, 2026 | Travel Guides
Boquete and the Chiriquí Highlands: A Tailor-Made Trip Guide Boquete is a highland town in Chiriquí, at altitude, where the temperature sits around seventy to seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit all year. It is Panama’s coffee country and the base for climbing...
by Jaime Vasquez | Sep 5, 2026 | Travel Guides
San Blas Islands, Panama: What to Know Before You Go San Blas is the tourist name for Guna Yala, an autonomous Guna territory of small palm islands on Panama’s Caribbean coast. Getting there means about three hours by road from Panama City to the port at Cartí,...
by Jaime Vasquez | Jul 12, 2026 | Travel Guides
Of everything you can do from Panama City, spending a day with an Emberá community is the one people talk about years later. It’s also the experience travelers have the most questions about — is it authentic? how does it work? what should I wear?...
by Jaime Vasquez | Jul 12, 2026 | Travel Guides
The Bayano caves are one of Panama’s most underrated adventures — a river cave you walk and (sometimes) swim through, reached by boat across a lake dotted with islands that used to be hilltops. Here’s exactly how the day works, how wet you’ll...
by Jaime Vasquez | Jul 12, 2026 | Travel Guides
Panama is deceptively big for a small country: two oceans, a canal, mountain towns, virgin national parks and Caribbean islands — all within a few hours of each other. That’s exactly why first-time itineraries go wrong: travelers either cram too much in,...
by Jaime Vasquez | Jul 12, 2026 | Travel Guides
Most travelers are surprised to learn there are rainforest waterfalls within two hours of Panama City — some you can reach on your own with a rental car, and one that takes a proper jungle hike to earn. Here’s the honest local rundown: which falls are...
