Volcan
Welcome to Volcan a small town near the Baru Volcano and home to the most fertile soils producing some of the worlds best gourmet and organic coffee. Although Volcan town is well established, it also has a frontiers-town type feel. The locals are quite friendly and the town offers quality supermarkets, numerous restaurants and a couple of banks. Located just 1 hour drive from David the town is nested at 4,000 to 5,000 feet with year round spring like weather. Over the past five years Volcan has grown as a popular alternative option to the rising Boquete real estate prices and with the nearly completed road connecting Volcan to Boquete, the Volcan residents will now be able to enjoy tranquil living conditions this town has to offer with only be a 25 minute car ride to all the amenities the larger town of Boquete has to offer.
The Volcan highlands are home to an incredible variety of flora, fauna and animal species. These are the only mountains between northern Central America and the Colombian Andes, this isolation leads to many endemic species of birds and many can be found at the Volcan’s own National Park.
The Volcan Barú National Park is close to town encompassing 35,000 acres near the Talamanca Mountains. This park is home to the Volcan Baru. A strenuous hike will take you to the top of the highest of the seven craters from where, on a clear morning, you can see both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean. The park also features volcanic cliffs, forests and rainforests. Some of the trees in the forests are more than 600 years old. This park protects ten important rivers such as the Caldera, Chiriquì, David, Platanal, Pedra, Escarrea and Gariché Rivers. The waters from the Caldera River are important to Panama because it generates a lot of hydro-electric power for the entire country.
Birding here is exceptional, and wild life abounds. Over 250 bird species have been identified in the park, including the beautiful quetzal, the spectacular black and white hawk eagle, the black-bellied hummingbird, the brown violet ear, the black-cheeked warbler, the yellow-thighed finch and the black guan. All five of the species of cat that are native to Panama are found here, with the Puma being the most common. Other mammals frequently found in the park include the endangered Underwoods water mouse, porcupines and a large number of bat species.
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