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Panama
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The Pacific West of Panama includes all of Chiriqui Province, Herrera Province and Los Santos Province, and the southern portion of Veraguas Province.
By bus
Also at the airport is the Albrook Bus Terminal where you can catch a bus to David leaving every 30 minutes.
By car
You could opt for day long car ride from Panamá City via the Interamerican Highway touring small cities and villages along the way.
Although David is not particularly interesting, it is a convenient transport hub for destinations in this region and you might want to go forth and back between this city by bus.
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Second largest city in Panama; Los Olas has a nice beach community, and for the best beaches, you can head out to the sparkling Gulf of Chiriqui.
Aguadulce is in the Pacific West region of Panama.
51 km from David, the main jumping off point for the islands in the Gulf of Chiriquí, including Boca Brava and Isla Palenque. Long a little fishing village, it moves to a slow tempo, housing tourists and big game fishermen in a few quaint.
Touristic epicenter of this region (in the Mountain Highlands near David) with some of the best coffee in the world (including numerous tours), and lots of activities like hiking (Quetzal Trail and Volcan Baru), rock climbing, bird watching, horseback riding, and rafting.
Known for world-class surf breaks, black-sand beaches, humpback whale watching, sea turtle nesting, and access to untouched jungle and waterfalls.
Near Volcán on the northern side of the Volcan Baru National Park, convenient start or end of the Quetzal Trail.
A common stopover when heading to or from Bocas del Toro.
Pedasí is a town in the Los Santos province of the Pacific West region of Panama.
San Francisco is a village in the Veraguas region of Panama.
Santa Catalina is a small coastal village on the Pacific side of Veraguas Province, Panama. Known for world-class surfing, scuba diving, and access to Coiba National Marine Park, this peaceful town has evolved from an anonymous fishing community into a low-key travel destination for nature lovers and adventure seekers.
Santiago de Veraguas is in the Pacific West of Panama.
Las Lajas is in Chiriquí province, Pacific West Panama.
Farm town north of David, not as developed as Boquete. The first European immigrants to arrive in Panama, in the early 1900s, thought that Volcan resembled their alpine setting back home, and many settled here. Great for the western trial to the volcano, starting from Paso Ancho just north of Volcán.
Santa Fe is a small town in the Veraguas region of Panama.
Boca Brava is a sparsely populated island in the Gulf of Chiriquí in the Pacific West of Panama. It is a protected wildlife area that is part of the Chiriqui National Marine Park.
Islas Paridas is in the Gulf of Chiriquí in the Pacific West of Panama.
Isla Palenque is an island in the Gulf of Chiriquí in the Pacific West region of Panama.
Islas Ladrones (Los Ladrones) is an island in the Gulf of Chiriquí in the Pacific West of Panama.
Islas Secas is an island in the Gulf of Chiriquí in the Pacific West of Panama.
Pedasí is a town in the Los Santos province of the Pacific West region of Panama.
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