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6pm Thursday January 25 - The first "Final Thursdays Dance Party with DJ MIKE" of 2024! From post Woodstock rock, through disco, to early new wave, the 70s gave us some of the greatest party music ever. The best dance party in town, only at Tapout - where parties come to happen. @tapoutboquete

Mobility, flexibility and even our mental capacity lessens as we age, but it does not have to be that way righ? This is a great opportunity to improve and have fun while getting back into shape. This event is meant to promote physical activity among the over 60 population, because it is not just about living a long life but to live a life of better quality. Sign up for this free event and give it a try. Sign up with Mimi Stewart Contact: 6-034-9842

First musical concert of 2024: "Classics and contemporary" by Jonathan Cáceres A musical journey through the piano, from the classics of Beethoven to Americans preludes, and Panamanian pieces from Vicente Gomez. This Sunday, January 28th, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. Tickets available at Boquete’s Library Foundation and Mail Boxes Etc. Donation: $10.00 Follow Jonathan on the following social networks: Instagram: jonathan_400c Facebook: Jonathan Jack Cáceres

GEOLOGY FIELD TRIPS ARE BACK! The 2024 geology field season resumes on January 30. A list of field trips and classes is shown below. All trips and classes are free. Field trips are led by Dr. Paul Myers, Emeritus professor of Geology at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. There have been many changes in the content of these activities since last year. Please read their descriptions carefully. If you have been on previous trips you may want to repeat one or more of them this year. Note: Volunteer drivers are required on all field trips. All trips will be caravan style. Field Trips 1. Local Boquete Field Trip (5 Hours) A tour of the main geologic features of the Caldera River and the east side of Volcan Baru. The main purpose of this field trip is to acquaint you with the local geography and geology and help you to learn how to “read” the history of the landscape. 2. The Volcan Baru Caldera at Volcan (6 hours) This field trip investigates the structure and history of Volcan Baru with special emphasis on its caldera northeast of the city of Volcan. This trip requires vehicles that can safely negotiate poor roads. 3. Jaramillo-Gualaca (5 hours) The older terrain east of Volcan Baru is the focus of this trip. In this terrain igneous activity is related to the intrusion of magma along old faults. 4. The Evolution of the Caldera River A study of the ongoing processes river evolution. We will explore erosional and depositional features of the river valley, including landslides and other features that indicate recent surficial movement. Clases 1. Volcanic Geology 101 (4 hours) This class covers the basics of geology in a volcanic terrain with a 3-hour illustrated lecture and a 1-hour lab. The class includes the study of rock and mineral specimens with a hand lens. 2. Petrography: The Study of Rocks Under the Microscope (4 hours) Note: Participants should already have taken Class #1. Under the microscope, thin sections of rock reveal intimate relationships and histories of the minerals in the rock. SCHEDULE Field Trips Tuesday January 30: Local Boquete Field Trip Sunday February 11: Local Boquete Field Trip Tuesday February 27: The Volcan Baru Caldera at Volcan Friday March 15: Jaramillo-Gualaca Classes Saturday February 17: Volcanic Geology 101 Friday March 8: Petrography: The Study of Rocks Under the Microscope To sign up, email Welthy Myers: welthyh@gmail.com Please list names of everyone in your party. PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU CAN DRIVE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU CAN ACCOMMODATE. NO DRIVERS - NO TRIPS !

Join Kristina one last time for a fun Foam Rolling Workshop with Kristina Long JANUARY 20, SATURDAY 12:30 - 2:30 PM Price: $25 WHAT IS FOAM ROLLING AND WHY IS IT HELPFUL FOR YOU? Foam rolling, a form of self massage, requires you to utilize your own body weight to roll over muscles using a cylinder shape foam core or another firm object like a ball. This helps smooth out tension and tightness in the muscles and connective tissues, ultimately freeing the body of pain and restrictions. Please join Kristina Long for an informative, fun and therapeutic workshop. Learn how to easily release soft tissues with self massage with your foam roller. Leave feeling great! Perfect for anyone who practices yoga, works out, has tight muscles, exercises, or doesn't do much of anything! A variety of techniques will be shown and practiced. Foam rollers will be provided for your use. Wear comfortable clothing, and be prepared to be on the floor. About Kristina Long Kristina has been studying and empowering people to feel better in their body’s since the 90’s. Fitness and yoga instruction, personal training led her to pursue massage therapy as a career in 2010. Continued studies have motivated Kristina to pursue certifications in energy and sound healing and stretching. Much peace to you, Kristina Long LMT Certified Yoga Instructor

🎙️ It’s official! We’ve opened our Specialty Coffee bar 'Mounelli' in #BoquetePanama! Mounelli is a healthy breakfast and Specialty Coffee bar founded by the dynamic duo, Melanie & Mounir, who bring a dash of Belgian charm to the vibrant landscapes of Boquete. Born out of their passion for nutritious breakfasts, speciality coffee and the joy of sharing bites with good company. PS. This picture of us was taken during our first visit to Panama, San Blas, in early 2020. We feel so blessed to be able to start our business here in beautiful Panama 🙏🏽🇵🇦 But Mounelli is not just a breakfast bar – it’s a delightful fusion of healthful choices and convivial moments. We are creating a place for education, well-being, gastronomy and fun, a place where people can connect. ☕️ Melanie is a coffee consultant (Belgian Barista Champ. 2009) and organises coffee farm tours, barista workshops, hospitality training & coffee tastings. More information: www.tropix.coffee. 🫶🏽 Mounir is a well-being coach, nutritionist, phytotherapist, Reiki healer and gives classes in Qi-gong, meditation and breathwork. Information & bookings: www.naga.care. Our weekly classes: · Wednesday from 10-11 am; Meditation and Breathwork - $10 or $7,5 members · Friday from 10-11 am; Body-Mind healing - $10 or $7,5 members At Mounelli, we carefully select the products we use to prepare our food, we offer both a fixed menu and seasonal specials (avocado toast - papaya smoothie). As a nutritionist, Mounir enriches the recipes with herbs and seeds; serving healthy, nutritious food. -> Are you looking for a location for your frequent meeting, or friend-gathering then contact us to discuss the possibilities. We offer diverse catering options like; apero afternoon with wine, coffee and sweets, etc. And, yes the pancakes are vegan, and yes they are delicious! As we want to bring even more than all of the above, we have planned the following events for January 2024: THU. 18th. 5-7 pm: Live Music w/ Bob Higgins (acoustic guitar) Free SAT. 20th. 2-3 pm: Natural Healthcare Talk (free lecture) SAT. 20th. 5-7 pm: DJ Session (jazz, soul, funk,...) Free TUE. 23rd. 3-5 pm: Workshop Coffee Tasting ($ 40pp) SAT. 27th. 5-7 pm: DJ Session (soul, funk, latin,..) Free -> We are always looking for people who want to play music or host a workshop at Mounelli. Contact us at +507 6303 9090 (whatsapp) if you would like to play at our space. LOCATION:📍 INSIDE Isla Verde hotel, Calle 4a Sur, Bajo Boquete. OPENING HOURS: TUE-FRI: 7:30am - 2:00pm SAT: 8:00am - 7:00pm SUN: 8:00am - 2:00pm closed on monday Hope to see you soon! M&M Event Calendar on Facebook (mounelli): Follow us on Instagram (mounelli.boquete):

Visit Cali, Salento, and Cocora Valley on the all-inclusive tour this May 2-9, 2024 Dance salsa, enjoy the best of local cuisine, explore Colombia’s beautiful coffee region, and so much more! Prices: 1400 single 2400 couple *does not include airfare Contact Oscar Peña to Book: 6596-2070

Hello All - We have to cancel trivia for this week due to the feria. We will play again on Jan 30. Have a great week!

Hola hola! Is it too late to say Happy New Year? Well, I wish all of you the best for 2024 and nothing but good health and happiness! Just a reminder that thought the fair has started we are open on Tuesday and we will be waiting for you between 9-12. See you soon! Greetings of all vendors of The Tuesday Market

Hello, AND IT'S HAPPENING SATURDAY! Take the opportunity to enjoy some amazing arts and crafts tomorrow, away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Boquete. We have plenty of easy parking, refreshments and most importantly, we will have some amazing, handcrafted items for sale by 35 vendors. Join us on Saturday, January 13 from 11:30-4. Entry is $5 at the Amigos de Animales Boquete Panama building in Alto Boquete, across from Ivan's. Thank you for your support! Amigos de Animales ------ Hola, ¡Y ESTÁ PASANDO SABADO! Aproveche la oportunidad de disfrutar mañana de increíbles artesanías, lejos del ajetreo y el bullicio del centro de Boquete. Contamos con estacionamiento fácil, refrigerios y, lo más importante, tendremos a la venta algunos artículos increíbles hechos a mano a la venta por 35 proveedores. Únase a nosotros el sábado 13 de enero de 11:30 a 4. La entrada cuesta $5 en el edificio Amigos de Animales Boquete Panamá en Alto Boquete, frente a Ivan's. ¡Gracias por tu apoyo! Amigos de Animales

En búsqueda de colores exquisitos, formas y texturas que reflejan la grandeza de Dios, el pintor de realismo y vida silvestre Álvaro Miranda, nos presenta su nueva exhibición, Libertad. Una experiencia única, donde se pueden apreciar técnicas diversas, ilusiones de texturas, y una paleta de colores cautivante. Acompáñenos en el salón de eventos de la Fundación Biblioteca de Boquete, el día 12 de enero a las 3:00 p.m. ¡Les extendemos una cordial invitación! ********************* In search of exquisite colors, shapes, and textures that reflect the greatness of God, the realism and wildlife painter, Alvaro Miranda, brings to us his new exhibition: Freedom, a unique experience, where you can appreciate diverse techniques, illusions of texture, and a captivating color palette. Join us in the event room at Boquete’s Library Foundation, on January 12th, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. We hope to see you there!

Hello! Anasveggies.com is open for preorders. Your order will be ready for pick up next Tuesday Market at Tap Out from 9-12. Thank you!

Greetings to the Boquete Community from Milky Way Creamery!

View this email in your browser Monthly Meeting Wednesday Jan 10th 10-11am Animales Event Center & Zoom We are all volunteers and sometimes we forget or don't communicate well. This important meeting will be held in person and via zoom. Please join us for this important meeting! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81495093832?pwd=ays4ZFVONERwMjV1WUpaOXpqdWpDZz09 Meeting ID: 814 9509 3832 Passcode: 338896 Join Zoom Meeting Directions to Animales Annual Meeting This will be different from our usual meetings! The Council will vote to confirm the new slate of officers, and Dr. Rod Gottula and Dave Nichols will be soliciting suggestions from the public as to where we should focus our energies. Are you passionate about delivering hospice and palliative care in Panama? Do you have ideas for how BHH can improve our services and reach more people in need? This will be a great opportunity to share your thoughts. We'll be putting our current services under the microscope and discussing how we can make them more organized and efficient. Our Community Outreach group has been making a big push to get the word out to the Panamanian community about our services—how can we better those efforts? There also appears to be a new emphasis in Chiriquí to improve the province's palliative care system. How can we collaborate with others to maximize the services available to the local community? We'll also take a broader look to the future as we develop our three-year plan. What services do we want to keep providing? Are there any we wish to discontinue? Do we want to develop any NEW programs? Your input is invaluable to us, so please come and share your ideas. If you cannot attend in person or via Zoom, feel free to send your thoughts directly to our president at rodgottula@gmail.com. If received in time, they will be included in the meeting discussion. Together, we can chart a future for BHH that benefits everyone in our community. Thanks to all of you for your dedication to BHH, and we hope to see you at the January meeting! Our mailing address is: Alto Boquete, info@boquetehealth.org

Please join us for our monthly general meeting next Wednesday, January 10th, from 10-11 am at the Amigos de Animales Event Center in Alto Boquete. This will be different from our usual meetings! The Council will vote to confirm the new slate of officers, and Dr. Rod Gottula and Dave Nichols will be soliciting suggestions from the public as to where we should focus our energies. Are you passionate about delivering hospice and palliative care in Panama? Do you have ideas for how BHH can improve our services and reach more people in need? This will be a great opportunity to share your thoughts. We'll be putting our current services under the microscope and discussing how we can make them more organized and efficient. Our Community Outreach group has been making a big push to get the word out to the Panamanian community about our services—how can we better those efforts? There also appears to be a new emphasis in Chiriquí to improve the province's palliative care system. How can we collaborate with others to maximize the services available to the local community? We'll also take a broader look to the future as we develop our three-year plan. What services do we want to keep providing? Are there any we wish to discontinue? Do we want to develop any NEW programs? Your input is invaluable to us, so please come and share your ideas. If you cannot attend in person or via Zoom, feel free to send your thoughts directly to our president at rodgottula@gmail.com. If received in time, they will be included in the meeting discussion. Together, we can chart a future for BHH that benefits everyone in our community. Thanks to all of you for your dedication to BHH, and we hope to see you at the January meeting!

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Still some spots available for next week's CPR Training! Sign up today! Learn to save a life and help a family member, friend, or neighbor in an emergency by attending CPR training at BHH. This free class will be held Wednesday, January 10th at the Amigos de Animales Event Center in Alto Boquete. It will start at 11:30 am following our general meeting and last about an hour. During the training, our amazing instructors teach participants hands-on CPR chest compressions (no mouth-to-mouth), as well as the Heimlich maneuver for airway obstruction. This is a non-certified course. Preregistration is required and class size is limited to sixteen. Please register for the January 10 workshop by emailing CPR@boquetehealth.org or clicking the button below. Although this training is free, your donations to support our work are always gratefully accepted. https://www.boquetehealthandhospice.org/cpr.html

Reprinted from Newsroom Panama Final preparations for Boquete Flower and Coffee Fair Details are being finalized for what will be the new version of the Boquete Flower and Coffee Fair, which will open on Thursday, January 11. The directors of the fair board said that there will be many attractions of a cultural, folkloric, artistic and artisanal nature. The president of the board said that they are conservative in the number of people they expect to receive, but they estimate that it will be around those who came last year, about 180 thousand people. He added that on January 10 there will be an inspection by firefighters of the premises that use gas for cooking. Guests from El Salvador, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Chile will participate in the fair. This event opens the calendar of fairs nationwide and will run until January 21 in the tourism sector of Boquete in Chiriquí. The La Chorrera International Fair will also take place in January.

Dear Boquete Weather Watchers: I posted the weather data for December 2023 at the website Climate Section and a new Boquete Weather Watcher Update No.177 at this link. The update discusses the Boquete weather for December 2023 and the year. Lloyd Cripe www.boqueteweather.com

Learning Spanish can be Fun with me! Hi! My name is Judy Tovar. I am a bilingual Panamanian, and I have been giving Spanish classes in the Boquete area for more than 3 years. I am now also offering personalized Spanish tutoring/Conversational Spanish classes “via Zoom”. I will customize your Spanish classes to whatever level you need, from beginners to Conversational level. During our time together we will speak in Spanish as much as possible. This way you will feel more comfortable speaking our native language. My classes are intense, but fun! We meet once a week (or more if you desire) via Zoom. NOTE: I have a couple of “in-person classes” available in the Boquete area. ADDITIONAL NOTE: If you desire to speak to some of my current or previous clients, please let me know. I am happy to share references with you. How you can contact me: whatsapp: 6617-4122 e-mail: easytravelpanama01@gmail.com

Group Meditation Classes- Exploring the Science & Psychology of Meditation for the Wholeness & Well-being of Mind & Body. Each session we will listen to a single teaching of Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach or Joe Dispenza. Followed by a group discussion, Ending with a meditation for the teaching. Anticipated total time of each session- 60-90 minutes. Group Organizer- Suzanna Clare, M.A., with a BA in Religious Studies and a M.A in Rehabilitation Counseling. A student of Psychology and Buddhist studies for 40+ years. Also a Certified Yoga & Pilates Instructor, a student & instructor of Somatic Movement and a former Lic. Massage Therapist in Florida, Certified to perform the 10 step Protocol of the Upledger CranioSacral Therapy System. To know more, go to Suzanna's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/susan.clare.75 and inquire at the email address below. *Note-"The teachings we will listen to are those I paid for & not ones that are offered for free on YouTube. A donation of $10 is requested. and 4 consecutive sessions may be purchased for $30. To become acquainted with any or all of these meditation teachers you can go to YouTube for their free public teachings" Weekly Group Meditation sessions begin Monday January 16th at 1:30 p.m., in a home south of Ivan's in Alto Boquete. Group size limited to 6 persons per session. To register email Suzanna at suzeclare@gmail.com "And do know email is my sole source of communication." Looking forward to meeting and meditating with You. Soon. Gracias!- Suzanna

Nathalie will be one of the 5 new cat feeding stations Kirsten Cares For Cats will take on in 2024. There are 20 cats but they do not belong to Nathalie. They belong to someone else that started with a couple of cats but due to not sterilizing there are now the 20 cats and these cats are hungry and going to Nathalie's house looking for food. This is how a cat feeding station begins. The 5 new cat feeding stations will add 60 cats to the more than 200 cats we already feed at the 15 established feeding stations. I am asking if you can sponsor or donate a monthly bag of food. I need assistance to continue feeding hungry cats and sterilizing so we do not have more feeding stations added to the now 20 we begin with in the New Year 2024. I will gladly provide receipts or happily show you the cats receiving the food. I am also available for any questions. I am here for the sole purpose of helping the cats thus all donations go to caring for the cats. Thank you. Kirsten Quimby zoeyquimby@gmail.com WhatsApp 6446-2794 PayPal https://paypal.me/kirstenmiaquimby Please contact me for Panamanian bank details.