
I traveled from Santa Fe to Boquete where I would meet my friend Ray for the weekend. Transportation is simple, in the sense that it’s easy to figure out, but can take some time to get from one place to another. I traveled from Santa Fe to Santiago in the late afternoon, took a 4pm […]
I traveled from Santa Fe to Boquete where I would meet my friend Ray for the weekend. Transportation is simple, in the sense that it’s easy to figure out, but can take some time to get from one place to another. I traveled from Santa Fe to Santiago in the late afternoon, took a 4pm bus to David and stayed there for a night before catching another hour-long bus to Boquete. Most buses in Panama stop running around 7pm – although there are certain exceptions for the long haul buses – so it was easier to spend the night in David instead of trying to get to the Boquete bus before it was too late. The bus to Boquete is a festive school bus and is a pretty drive up the mountains.
Because Boquete is a much-traveled ex-pat stomping ground with plenty of available travel info already, I’ll keep this post short and just include photos. Ray and I went on a hike with a local guide and took a tour of a Boquete coffee finca (farm).
Hike up La Artilleria with Filiciano
Ray and I loaded up on delicious fresh picked fruit from Filiciano’s yard. My favorite was the guava (the yellow one with pink insides).
Coffee Tour at Finca La Milagrosa
We toured the finca (the plantation) and learned about the long process coffee goes through before we drink it in the morning. Here, pealed coffee beans are drying in the shade.
These may look like a contraption from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but they’re actually coffee roasters at Finca La Milagrosa.
We sampled three different coffee roasts. Did you know light roasts actually have the most caffeine?