El Valle de Anton

Where to go? May 27th, 2008

El Valle is a great place for a day trip from Panama or even to stay there for a few days. A good Hotel I can recommend is Los Capitanes where the German owner Captain Manfred will be glad to show you around and even organize trips to Rio Indio on the other side of El Gaital. Manfred has also a List of the most common birds found here in the neighbourhood of The Hotel Los Capitanes in El Valle. One of the best and easiest trails to see some birds is the hike starting behind the Hotel Campestre that leads to the Square Trees. The starting point of that trail is inside the Hotel area at the lower right side along the fence over a little bridge. Other great places in El Valle are for example the area of the Canopy Adventure where you also see the El Macho waterfall, the area around the Hot Springs (Pozos termales) and also a good idea is a visit to the El Nispero Zoo or if you in good shape a hike up the La India Dormida mountain plus many more. So there is plenty to do and see in El Valle enjoy it and dont forget to visit the popular market for a little souvenir or some fresh fruit. You can also find many more pictures from Panama here at my other website called Picsfrom.com. To go to El Valle from Panama City, take the Panamerican Highway at around 100 Km past Panama and about 6 Km past San Carlos you will see El Valle turn off, from here its about 30 KM up hill. The drive from Panama takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes.


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