Chiriquí Province, Panama · North America
Volcán is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Cordillera, 11km from Volcán Barú.
Volcán is in Chiriquí Province, Panama, with about 10,000 people. The nearest town is Cordillera, about 9 km away.
Volcán is a town and corregimiento in Tierras Altas District, Chiriquí Province, Panama. It has a land area of 233.7 square kilometres (90.2 sq mi) and had a population of 12,717 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 54.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (141/sq mi). Its population as of 1990 was 7,146; itsRead more
population as of 2000 was 10,188.
Volcan sits on an old lava flow from Volcán Barú, the highest point in Panama at 3,475 metres (11,460 feet). The low range of mountains to the south of Volcan were once part of Volcan Baru, blown/slid several kilometers to their current location by a violent eruption of the volcano.
Volcan is the Heart of the breadbasket of Panama. Major roads out of Volcan go to the farming communities of Cerro Punta, Plaza de Caisan, La Concepcion, Rio Sereno on the border with Costa Rica and the soon to be completed road to Boquete. Crops grown in and around Volcan include onions, cabbage, carrots, coffee, bananas, potatoes, lettuce, corn, tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli and cut flowers. Large dairy, horse and cattle farms with many smaller sheep, pigs and chicken farms are along the roads into Volcan. A few kilometres north of Volcan on the road to Cerro Punta is a large trout farm. The farming community is supported by a large Catholic High School, San Benito, dedicated to the improvement of farming methods in Panama.
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Within an hour or so of Volcán: Volcán Barú (11 km), Volcan Baru Summit Road (11 km), Boquete (22 km).
Volcán is in Chiriquí Province, Panama, about 9 km from Cordillera.
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scenic viewpoint
Panama's highest point at 3,475 m, and the rare summit from which both the Pacific and Caribbean can be seen on a clear dawn. A brutal 4x4 track climbs from Boquete; most drive up by jeep tour before sunrise.
11 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A brutally steep, rough track climbs from Boquete to Panama's 3,474 m high point, the only place in the country where both the Pacific and the Caribbean are visible on a clear dawn. Most drivers stop at the ranger station.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A cool highland town in the Chiriquí mountains known for world-class coffee, the Quetzal Trail, and the challenging Volcán Barú summit.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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