Sunday, January 2, 2011

Boquete, Panama

It's since few weeks heavy rains hit Panama all day long and flooding kill many people. Now I know what heavy raining means... I arrived yesterday night in Boquete, a small mountain town settled in the middle of coffee plantations (the coffee which grows here is considerate as one of the best worldwide) and supposed to be kinda heaven for outdoor activities. Maybe it is, for sure it's not when rainy: I've hiked through the forest to the way of San Ramon waterfall (the one in the pic), an easy walk with the right equipment, a sort of hell with 13 euros no-waterproof shoes and just plastic bags to preserve the other stuff... Was just 1 hour, 1 hour and a half walk, but all time long has been under the rain, with a stupid umbrella in the hand and the most heavy rains I've ever seen on the way back. Useless saying I'm completely wet now. As no buses were passing there, with two other american guys, we hitched a lift from a couple from Panama City, ending all together eating strawberries and drinking coffe in a local bar... No reason to stay longer here as forecast weather is bad as well.

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