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Introducing Chiriquí Province
Chiricanos claim to have it all and there’s an element of truth to what they claim: Panama’s tallest mountains, longest rivers and most fertile valleys are in Chiriquí. The province is also home to spectacular highland rainforests and the country’s most productive agricultural and cattle-ranching regions.
Bordering Costa Rica to the west, Chiriquí is often the first province in Panama encountered by overland travelers and serves as a subtle introduction to the not-so-subtle beauty Panama has to offer. Although the mist-covered mountains near Boquete are slowly being colonized by waves of North American and European retirees, the town is a good base for exploring the flanks of Panama’s highest point, Volcán Barú (3478m). The town is also the center of Panama’s coffee industry, which means that a potent cup of shade-grown Arabica is never more than a café away.
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