As I mentioned in an earlier post, Becky and I are spending 10 days here in Panama. We’re staying in a small town named Boquete. Boquete is a picturesque town surrounded by lush green mountains and backdropped against a volcano. We haven’t actually seen the volcano yet as it has been overcast since our arrival but we’re keeping our fingers crossed.

While most of my days here have been spent on the Internet we have gotten to drive around a little and explore the town and the surrounding hillsides. It is absolutely gorgeous. It would rank in the top 5 “prettiest” towns we’ve visited.

As is the nature of things, there is a catch: Boquete is consistently ranked as one to the top places to retire. As a result there are roughly 600 retirees living in and around this small town. Thankfully we don’t see them much. They seem to be, for the most part, living in giant houses wrapped by razor sharp barbwire fences. There are also a few gated communities that look just like Florida.

The town itself is quite nice. Despite the influx of Gringo retirees the town center still looks, feels, smells like a small Latin American town. It’s one of those few places that we could see ourselves coming back to for a while.

More pictures to follow once the clouds lift and we can see more.