Panama
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Friday, 3 Oct 2008 | Views [558] | Comments [1]
We had a long journey back
from Panama City to David, and after another stay at Hotel Toledo, we took a
chicken bus north into the highlands, to the town of Boquete. Although the town
itself hasn´t got much to shake a stick at (not quaint, and ... Read more >
Tags: boquete, volcan baru, resplendant quetzal, coffee, senderos los quetzales, cloud forest, white-water rafting
Friday, 26 Sep 2008 | Views [935] | Comments [2]
Two weeks ago on Saturday and 600km from Bocas de Torro, we arrived in Panama City´s enormous central bus terminal. We were going to be staying with our former RSPB colleague Rita Besana. Rita was due back from Mexico on Sunday and had deputised ... Read more >
Tags: taxis, panama canal, portobelo, cops, panama city
Thursday, 25 Sep 2008 | Views [500] | Comments [2]
Leaving Bocas Del Toro, we got the bus south (eg: towards the Pacific) to David, Panama´s second largest city. The bus ride was fantastic – across mountains covered in cloud forest, past a large reservoir lake and near the watershed, scrub forest ... Read more >
Tags: yodeling, accordions, air-conditioning, panama
Wednesday, 24 Sep 2008 | Views [437]
After three and a half months in Costa Rica it was time to say goodbye to Rancho Mastatal and start our Central American journey. We spent a few days back in San Jose (after a surprisingly uneventful bus journey to Puriscal – the road was even ... Read more >
Tags: panama border crossing, bocas del toro, coral reefs, desert islands, inappropriate development, baracudas
Thursday, 18 Sep 2008 | Views [366] | Comments [1]
I thought I should write a short note on crabs. This is because, as well as innumerable bugs, Central America also seems to be home to a surprising number of crustaceans. Maybe they know that they´re near the tropic of Cancer and therefore think its ... Read more >
Tags: crabs, ecology, the macarena
