The mountain towns surrounding the majestic Baru Volcano are comprised of lands utilized for the cultivation of coffee and constitute an exquisite environment in which to live. The nice temperatures, the imposing mountain scenery and the fields full of flowers and crops make this land an eternal spring. The most popular and known towns are Boquete, Volcán, Cerro Punta and Caldera, all of which offer visitors every tourism services, including guided field trips to the volcano and its surroundings.  This extensive land located at more than 2,000 meters above sea level offer multiple activities and sites to visit, including thermal springs with health beneficial waters and archeological remains of ancient Indian cultures that were buried by volcanic eruptions. The people living in those places is very affable and active, in their majority dedicated to agricultural production, many of them descendants from European ancestors and their traditions include the enjoyment of abundant domestic food rich in receipts that they complement with good coffee, delicious pastries and sweetbreads

The province of Veraguas, located in the central territory of the country, is the only territory possessing coasts on two seas, the Caribbean and the Pacific. This territory is crossed by a mountain range that divides horizontally all the occidental part of Panama. Veraguas also possesses a mountain region with beautiful beatific scenery. The towns of San Francisco, Santa Fe and Calobre, all of them founded by the Spanish conquerors who were searching for more temperate climates, are located there. These first settlers founded in 1671 a small chapel built of rock and wood, known as “San Francisco de la Montaña”. This chapel still holds beautiful altars made of painted wood. At the same height of the mountain range is located Calobre, a small town settled within an area denominated as National Monument due to its thermal water springs of volcanic origins. To the North, close to the Caribbean coast is Santa Fe, founded in 1557, a bucolic town surrounded by pines, having fresh climate all year long.