Monday, May 29, 2006

Boquete

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Boquete is a coffe producing town up in the Chiriqui Highlands. I found this great article about it.

I’m going to Chiriqui next weekend to visit mom. I’ll try to update your maps with the coffe stores I’ll find there. In the old times, before the US/EU retirement fever catch upon Panama, you’ll have coffe at a friend’s home, just fresh from roasting in the backyard or at an old small pub near the town’s plaza straight from the 50’s. It was bought and remodeled (I miss the hot chocolate they prepared there), it had lost its 50’s charm :-( , now there are “coffe shops” everywhere, targeted for tourists at premium prices, well, guess that’s the price of progress.

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