Cerra Punta/Guadalaupe, Panama
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
and i thought i liked boquete! the area around cerra punta is really, really stunning. green, green fields and lovely farms that creep up the sides of mountains that are covered in amazing forests at the top. there are wonderful hikes in both amistad and volcan baru parks.
I am staying at Los Quetzales Lodge in Guadalupe. the place is swarming with birds (hence my previous photo posts) and within an hour of being here i’d ticked off a handful of new birds in my book. while the lodge website doesn’t advertise it, they have dorms here for around $12 and this includes a great breakfast and a TOUR in the morning up to amistad park. WITH a guide. that is unheard of. the beds are the best i’ve had here in central america.
i think i’ll stay a few days – but this 4.5 months is looking shorter and shorter since i haven’t even made it out of panama yet and it’s been just over a month!! i need to get all the way to the yucatan but don’t have much left to do in costa rica other than the osa peninsula. i happen to get a little too comfy when i find a place that i like. on the other hand – who cares!!!
Peggy Rehm