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Cerro Punta: the valley at 2,000 meters that is colder than Boquete
About 2,000 m up in Chiriquí, Cerro Punta is colder than Boquete and wrapped in farms and mountains. What we saw, where we stayed and what it costs.
About 2,000 m up in Chiriquí, Cerro Punta is colder than Boquete and wrapped in farms and mountains. What we saw, where we stayed and what it costs.
Playa Escondida is not on the Pacific: it's Caribbean, in Colón, 75 minutes from the capital. Where it really is, what it costs, and why we quote no rate.
The Autograph Collection with Nicklaus golf and a marina costs less than a nearby all-inclusive. Real per-room rates and the fee nobody publishes.
A US$ 70 day pass with unlimited food and drink, real per-room rates and the truth about Santa Clara's sand. No commissions, no brochure talk, just numbers.
The "US$380 per person" figure is an error blogs keep copying. Real per-room rates, what the all-inclusive covers and the truth about the resort beach.
Marbled sand, a gated beach and no assisted living anywhere near: what it really costs to live in Coronado, what it gives retirees and what it never fixes.
Real per-room rates, a day pass from US$ 100 and the truth about the rocky beach at the Westin Playa Bonita. No commissions, no brochure talk, just numbers.
La Punta, Coiba at US$ 5 for residents, tides over 3 meters, the failing ATM and the gas station an hour away: the honest guide to the village, with our own visit.
Charters at rate-card prices, feet-in-the-sand departures, the Isla Iguana combo — and the 2026 decree that rewrote sport fishing in Panama.
Casco rooftops, the Calle Uruguay strip, real prices, and the decree that scrapped alcohol curfews: the honest guide to Panama's night.