{"id":4400,"date":"2022-05-26T00:49:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T22:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/?p=4400"},"modified":"2022-05-26T06:29:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T04:29:47","slug":"volcan-a-destination-in-the-chiriqui-highlands-that-promotes-ecotourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/2022\/05\/26\/volcan-a-destination-in-the-chiriqui-highlands-that-promotes-ecotourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Volcan, a Destination in the Chiriqui Highlands that Promotes Ecotourism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At a little more than 1 hour from David City, among\nthe valleys of the Central Mountain Range, with dozens of waterfalls, forested\nravines and thousands of wild flowers is Volcan, a town with its own charm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nature in the Heights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The volcano has an elevation between 1,300 and 1,500\nmeters above sea level in populated areas, it is located on the slopes of the\nnearby, often surrounded by clouds, the Baru volcano, the highest peak in\nPanama, at 3,475 meters (11,460 feet) above sea level. This beautiful town, in\nthe midst of drizzle and mist, offers a wide range of natural attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2333\" height=\"1867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Compress_20220525_140428_8357.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4402\"\/><figcaption>Larry Wilkinson Photgraphy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This destination within the Chiriqui Highlands is\nknown as &#8220;little Switzerland&#8221;, since many houses and haciendas are\nbuilt in the Swiss style. This is because Swiss settlers arrived in this\nmountain paradise long before the road to Volcan was opened. Its climate and\nnatural beauty transcended so much that in a short time later the Yugoslavs and\nGermans followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parque Internacional La Amistad <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This park is located within Volcan with a \u200b\u200b14,325\nhectares area. It is a scenic complex of high ecological and geological value\nthat protects a biological diversity with unique species in this area. Within\nthis Park, the scenarios range from high-altitude tropical rain forest\nlandscapes to others formed by the last eruption of the Baru volcano millions\nof years ago. This combination of forests and volcano is nuanced with the\nagricultural activities typical of the highlands with a pleasant climate of up\nto 14\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Compress_20220525_140607_7549.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4404\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A History Related to Horses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first settlers dedicated themselves to livestock,\ncoffee cultivation and the installation of sawmills. At the end of the 1920s,\nthese lands were known as \u201cLos Llanos de Volcan\u201d, owned by the Duncan and\nLambert families, where there was only one wooden house that functioned as a\nlocal post office. However, on December 29, 1928, the National Assembly of\nPanama, through Law Number 121, authorized the Executive Power to expropriate\n500 hectares (200 hectares of the Lagunas de Volcan for the creation of a National\nForest and 300 hectares for the creation from a population located north of Las Lagunas). In its\nbeginnings it was called &#8220;Hato Volcan&#8221; because in this valley lived a\nherd of horses that were the dominant species in this region. These wild horses\nroutinely traveled the region from the northeast on the slopes of Volcan Baru\nwith a route to the southwest in the Lagunas de Volcan. Until July 1, 2017 it\nwas part of the district of Bugaba, when the district of Tierras Altas was\ncreated and the Volcan sector was separated into the regions of Volcan, Cuesta\nde Piedra and New California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1408\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Compress_20220525_140605_5879.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4405\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Region Full of Ecosystems<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Baru volcano and Highlands (including Volcan) are\nhome to 5 different ecosystems thanks to a combination of mountainous regions\nof tropical jungle, as well as the consequences of volcanic eruptions that\noccurred millions of years ago. Thanks to the volcanic soil in the area, the\ninternationally recognized Geisha coffee is produced. This premium coffee is\ngrown at high altitudes and is one of the most expensive coffee varieties in\nthe world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1408\" height=\"1056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Compress_20220525_140605_5557.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4406\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Volcano Lagoon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those looking for a pleasant experience with nature and beautiful landscapes, the Lagunas de Volcan is a place that must be visited. The Janson Family has kept this magical place in excellent condition to accommodate visitors since it is located within their property. The lagoons of Volcan are accessible by car and it is close to the town of the volcano and activities such as hiking, fishing, bicycle rides, horseback riding, camping and picnics can be carried out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Compress_20220525_174745_5730.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4407\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a little more than 1 hour from David City, among the valleys of the Central Mountain Range, with dozens of waterfalls, forested ravines and thousands of wild flowers is Volcan, a town with its own charm. Nature in the Heights The volcano has an elevation between 1,300 and 1,500 meters above sea level in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[68],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4400"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4400"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4408,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4400\/revisions\/4408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}