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Now for a little geography......remember that Panama orients east to west (not north to south), and this takes a little getting used to. The Atlantic (Caribbean) is on the north and the Pacific is to the south. Also, the sun rises and sets over the Pacific. Panama's Provinces (States) are divided into Districts (Counties),

which are divided into Counties (Townships). Boquete is situated in the Province of Chiriqui, which is Panama's southwestern-most province, immediately next to Costa Rica's southern border.

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The District of Boquete contains 6 Counties, or Townships; Alto Boquete, Bajo Boquete, Boquete, Caldera, Los Naranjos and Palmira. This District is known as the Valley of the Eternal Rainbow, and often one can view several rainbows at the same time, over the valley. The valley itself is shaped like a bowl, with the far end of the bowl touching Panama's northwestern Province of Bocas Del Toro. Although only a few miles away, there is no road access directly over the bowl, and visitors to Bocas must drive around and over the Continental Divide to reach the Caribbean neighbor. It's a fabulous drive with a drastic change to a more Caribbean type of foliage, housing and people as you cross the Divide.

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The Capital of the Chriqui Province is David, which can be reached in about 45 minutes by a 2 lane asphalt road that will soon become 4 lanes, shortening the driving time significantly. David is Panama's third largest city (after Panama City and Santiago) and many of the large stores from Panama City are now building locations in David. David has an international airport with flights several times a week to San Jose, Costa Rica. Both Air Panama and Aeroperlas offer 2 to 3 flights daily to David from Panama City. COPA (the international airline of Panama) flies daily from the US to Panama City.