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    This month, we explore the Palmira area. Last Friday, we walked in Palmira Centro and through a meadow. A wonderful and beautiful nature walk. This Friday, we meet at 8:30 A.M. in the Plaza San Francisco parking lot, then at 8:35 car pool to the highlands of Palmira once again. We begin our 1-1/2 hour nature walk in Palmira Abajo. Fast Facts: Palmira County has 8 populated areas, it has 2 rivers, 3 streams and it's altitude measures 2,624 ft. to over 11, 000 ft. / 800 m to over 3,475 m. Pack: rain gear, water, hat/cap (it may be shady walk), camera, binocs and bug spray. As always wear sun block, hiking shoes or gym shoes with good outer sole treads and bring along your hiking sticks. No need to RSVP just show up. See you on the trail. Here a few of my photos from Palmira. Photo one - Turkey Tail Mushroom Up-Close, Photo two - Naranjilla Flower Up-close, Returning Home From School, Photo three - Drying maize
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    Join us this Friday October 7 meeting in the Plaza San Francisco parking lot at 8:30 A.M. in Alto Boquete. Car pooling at 8:35 to our starting point in somewhere in the highlands of Palmira. EZ Friday Boguete Nature Walk last 1-1/2 hours and are mostly on level back roads with slight inclines and always "Off the Beaten Path". Pack rain gear during the rainy season, always water, bug spray, camera and camera. Wear hat/cap to yourself from the sun and hiking shoes or gym shoes with good outer sole treads. This nature walking group is about loving Boquete outdoors for an hour and a half. Enjoying the beautiful mountain range surrounding us, the 50 shades of green during both seasons, watching the variety of butterflies that flutter about and other natural sights, as well as enjoying a group of wonderful nature fans. We don't walk fast since, we are so busy looking and snapping photos. This is not a hike. Just show up no need to RSVP. Email if you want to be placed on EZ Friday Nature Walk email listing to receive timely announcements. jere chica @ gmail. com (no spaces) See you on the trail
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    Join us this Friday, September 30 meeting on the side street in front of the new Boquete Library at 8:30 A.M. Car pooling at 8:35 to our starting point in El Santuario area. Join Boquete EZ Nature Walks every Friday. These are not hikes. Meeting at different locations in the Boquete area. No need to RSVP just show up. Always pack rain gear during rainy season, water, camera to take some awesome photos, binocs to bird watch and wear sun block and a hat/cap to help you from getting sun burned and hot. This nature walking group is about loving Boquete outdoors for an hour and a half. Enjoy the beautiful mountain range surrounding us, the 50 shades of green during both seasons, seeing the variety of butterflies that flutter about, birds and other lively natural sights as well as walking with a group of wonderful nature fans. We don't walk fast since, we are so busy looking and snapping photos. Email me to be placed on the master email list for this group. jere chica @ gmail.com (no spaces) See you on the trail.
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    BNVSE welcomes newcomers, visitors as well as also old-timers. Date - Friday September 30, 2016 Where - Señor Gyros in Bajo Boquete Time - 5:30 PM Meet & Greet Social Hour Dinner - 6:30 P.M. Señor Gyros has 50 cent national beers - WOW - among other beverages including delicious food, such as smoked chicken, a NEW addition to the menu. Señor Gyros offers more than just gyros. The Boquete Newcomer & Visitor Social is a great way to meet, socialize & make new acquaintances. Whether you have just arrive, have in lived Boquete for a short time or even if you have lived in Panama for a long time join us at Señor Gyros. Many who have attended this social have become best of friends. Ask your questions about life in Panama, find out the latest scoop about what is going on in Boquete. Welcome a newcomer! Your RSVP is needed to attend this social dinner. RSVP to Jere McCormick at jere chica @ gmail .com (no spaces) Have your RSVP in no later than 10 a.m. on September 30. No fees just pay for what you consume that evening. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g298424-d7607523-Reviews-Senor_Gyros-Boquete_Chiriqui_Province.html#MAPVIEW
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    Join Boquete EZ Nature Walks every Friday. Meeting at different locations in the Boquete area. No need to RSVP just show up. This nature walking group is about loving Boquete outdoors for an hour and half. Enjoying the beautiful mountain range surrounding us, the 50 shades of green during both seasons, the amount of different species of butterflies that flutter about and being with like-minded people. We don't walk fast since, we are so busy looking and snapping photos. Join us this Friday meeting in the parking lot at Plaza San Francisco at 8:30 A.M. Car pooling at 8:35 to our starting point some where around the Samboni area. Pack rain gear, water, cap/hat, binocs and camera. Wear sunblock, hiking shoes or gym shoes with good outer sole treads and take your hiking sticks although, I do have some to loan. here are a few photos from the areas we will be walking. Email me to be placed on master email list for this group. jere chica @ gmail.com (no spaces) Photo 1. Unknown mushroom species. Photo 2 - Big brother helping little brother, going home. Photo 3 - Volcan Baru as the backdrop. Photo 4. Rio Caldera during a dry season.
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    Join us once a week for an easy morning nature walk "off the beaten path" somewhere around the Boquete area beginning at 8:30. This Friday September 16 - meeting in the Plaza San Francisco parking lot - carpooling at 8:35 driving a short distance to where, we begin our 1-1/2 hour nature walk in the Alto Boquete - El Seminario area, then walking down to the creek Quebrada El Emporio. Boquete nature walks are not hikes. We enjoy nature, stopping many times to take photos, bird watching admire a plant, flower, butterfly or something else that may catch our eye. That's the beauty of nature walking, we are not in a rush. Always pack water, rain gear during the rainy season, camera to take some awesome photos, binocs to bird watch and wear sun block and a hat/cap. These nature walks are free. I am share places, I've discovered short nature areas for walking on somewhat level terrain, they may even be in your own community right here in Boquete. Meeting locations are announced here on Wednesdays or Thursdays. No need to RSVP - just show up. See you on the trail. Email jere chica @ gmail.com (no spaces) for more info and to be placed on the email list. Here are a few photos taken from the area, we will be walking taken at different times throughout the year. Notice the mountain in the background, the beautiful clouds, as well as the hues covering the meadow.
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    Once a week easy morning nature walks in and around Boquete beginning at 8:30. Join us this Friday meeting in the Plaza San Francisco parking lot - carpooling at 8:35 to drive to where, we begin our 1-1/2 hour nature walk in the Alto Boquete area. This is a walk not a hike. This is a walk to enjoy our natural surroundings as, we stop many times to stop and smell the roses, take photos, identify a bird or taking in one of Boquete's gorgeous landscapes. No need to RSVP - just show up. See you on the trail. Email jere chica @ gmail.com (no spaces) for more info. Photo below - Banded Orange Butterfly. Walking alongside the Rio Caldera. Stopping along the way to take a photo. Weird, beautiful spiny green, stinging caterpillar crossing our path on the road. Below this may be a Great Southern White butterfly. Below Boquete's fifty shades of green.
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    What to do during the rainy season? Go out for a morning nature walk. This Friday Sept. 2 the "EZ Friday Nature Walk" group will go out for an hour and half stroll on a private Finca in Bajo Mono before it rains. Meeting at 8:30 at the Boquete Library on the square, then car pooling from there. Have $3.00 bills for Finca entrance fee to enjoy a short but, enjoyable nature walk through part semi rain forest - rain forest area. Part of the terrain is rocky but doable for a short time then it's evens out. I have hiking sticks to loan. The is a walk not a hike. We take it slow and easy to find all critters large and small. Mushroom season is at it's height, waterfalls are gorgeous at this time of the year, the rain forest areas in and around Boquete are at their peak. Come out and play Friday morning! No need to RSVP just show up. Pack water, bug spray, cap/hat, rain gear, hiking shoes preferred although gym shoes with good outer sole treads are fine. See you on the trail. Here are a few photos from the Finca. Email Jere McCormick for questions at jere chica @ gmail .com (no spaces) Walking on the rolling hills of Bajo Mono of Finca Quiel. Below worker on the finca. In the rain forest area of of finca and enjoying the waterfall. Fuzzy caterpillar one of Boquete's many beautiful and colorful.
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    Welcoming newcomers and old-timers to Friday at Villa Estrella Cafe inside BCP. Date - Friday September 16, 2016 Where - "Villa Estrella Cafe" at BCP on the terrace or in the octagon room. Time - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Enjoy an early evening, stop by Villa Estrella Cafe (VEC) for the Boquete Newcomer & Visitor Social, old-timers are welcome too! The Boquete Newcomer & Visitor Social is great way to meet and socialize. A great way to make new a acquaintance. If, you are a newly arrival to Boquete or have lived here for a short time or have lived in Panama for a long time then please join us. Many who have attended this social have become best of friends. VEC becomes cozy place to hang out after five. Enjoy good company, make a new acquaintance while enjoying a cup coffee, juice and VEC has a full bar as well as snacks. Ask questions about life in Panama, find out the latest scoop of what is going on in Boquete. No RSVP is needed for Friday at VEC - just show up. Got a question - email Jere McCormick at jere chica @ gmail .com (no spaces) Directions: After crossing the main bridge over the Rio Caldera in Bajo Boquete, VEC is located on the right-side of this road just after crossing, parking lot available.
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    We meet at 8:30 A.M. in the Plaza San Francisco parking lot, leaving at 8:35 carpooling to Palmira Abajo to take in a beautiful nature walk. The Palmira highlands has many, many country lanes seldom used by cars making our nature walks a wonderful adventure. Pack water, cap/hat, sunblock, bug spray, camera, binocs, light weight attire is best for Palmira, wear hiking shoes or gym shoes with very good outer sole treads and bring along your hiking poles. I have some to loan. See you on the trail
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    Meeting in front of Sugar & Spice at 8:00 A.M. leaving promptly at 8:05. Wednesday is a nature hike for intermediate to advanced nature lovers. Being in good health, being fit and able to keep up with this group is advised. Although we do stop to smell the roses many times, our hikes sometimes tend to be rough hiking, long 4+plus hours at times and/or steep walking. We car pool to our destination this time to the highlands of Palo Alto to begin our hike. This seldom used gravel dirt road is a wonderful nature hike during the rainy season, as it has tall tall trees filled to gills with bromeliads, epiphytes, rolling hills, creeks are flowing alongside and cattle always dot the picturesque 50 shades of green hillsides. We hike up to the Tree Trek and stop in the restaurant as our resting spot. Bring money to purchase a drink or snack. This hike will last 3 plus hours. Pack rain gear, water, snack, hat/cap, dress in layers (Palo Alto tends to be chilly for some), camera, bug spray, binocs; wear hiking shoes and bring along your hiking sticks. See you on the trail - Jere McCormick
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    Thank you so very much for your kind words and support. Greatly appreciate and it's wonderful to have your Boquete forum website for new and old Expats.
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    Hope you make this social a great to make new friends, find out more about life in Panamá. Not a newcomer you're invited as well. Read all about it....
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    We meet this Friday at 8:30 A.M. in the Plaza San Francisco parking lot at 8:35, we carpool to enjoy a nature walk in the Alto Dorado area. Our nature walk lasting 1-1/2 hours will take us along a seldom used country road, then a meadow, when we leave the meadow, we make a loop back to our cars. This week's terrain will be flatter than last week's walk, although as, you know this is Boquete and nothing is totally flat. Nature walking is enjoying the outdoors and being with nature. It's about looking around and finding the beauty in nature such as; a tiny colorful beetle on a leaf, maybe it would be a bee resting on a flower, a hummingbird flying about, moss dangling from a tree, how about the 50 shades of green surrounding us as we walk along a path during Boquete's rainy season or raising your head as you up at the sky to see some gorgeous cloud formations. You can see of this on a nature walk. Pack rain gear, water, cap/hat, bug spray, camera and binocs. Wear hiking shoes and bring your hiking sticks, I have some to loan. See you on the trail, Jere McCormick
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    At 8:00 A.M. meeting in front of Sugar & Spice - leaving at 8:05 car pooling to the Horqueta Highlands to begin our 3 to 4 hour hike. This hike is for intermediate to advanced hikers as, we will be hiking upwards all the way to one of Boquete's few and amazing Organic Farms. Requirements to be in good health able to walk for 3+ hours up a fairly steep hill and back down. This area has beautiful views, landscapes and on a clear days fantastic views of Volcan Baru. Pack water, rain gear, bug spray, cap/hat, a snack, wear hiking shoes and bring your hiking sticks. I have some to loan. No need to RSVP - just show up. See you on the trail - Jere McCormick
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    Boletos disponibles en la Biblioteca de Boquete y Mail Boxes ETC.Purchase your tickets at Boquete Library or Mail Box ETC.
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    Something new "First Thursday"! Each month until further notice BNVSE will hold a 2-hour social on the terrace at BCP. Not a newcomer or visitor? Join us anyway and enjoy your favorite beverage along with good company on the terrace. Date:Thursday June 2, 2016 Time: 5:30 P.M. Location: BCP located across the main bridge in Bajo Boquete. BCP becomes a cozy spot in the late afternoon. BCP offers coffee, tea, other beverages and includes a full bar. Prices are very reasonable and should you get hungry, they offer lite nibbles. Boquete Newcomer Social Events are always informal and a great way to make a new acquaintance and find out more about life in Panama as, we share our experiences. No need to RSVP - just show up. Cheers, Jere McCormick
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    Are you a newcomer? Visitor? Have you lived in Panama for a short time or long time? If your answer is yes to any of these, then please join us this Saturday for a social gathering. BNVDSE is always an informal and enjoyable event. Make a new acquaintance, a new friend, share your life experience about life in Panama. Meeting at Restaurante Mar De Grau Boquete. Location Bajo Boquete on Calle Principal (Main Street) between Art Cafe and La Posada. 5:30 P.M. Social Meet & Greet Hour on the Terrace 6:30 P.M. Dinner in the Dining Room Your RSVP is necessary to attend this event no later than Friday by 8:00 P.M. to attend this event to jere chica @ gmail.com (no spaces) Photo of many past newcomer dinners. See you soon,6 Jere McCormick
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    Meet 8:30 A.M at Plaza San Francisco in the parking lot then at 8:35 carpooling to an area in Alto Boquete in Saboney to begin our 1-1/2 hour nature walk on an dirt road. Beautiful views of Volcan Baru and Rio Caldera. This nature walk is all about walking slow and easy and enjoying nature and our company. Requirements: pack water, cap/hat, camera, wear sun block, hiking shoes, lite-weight attire and bring your hiking sticks. If you want bring an umbrella to shield you from the sun. No need to RSVP - just show up. Email Jere chica @ gmail.com for more information. See you on the trail, Jere McCormick Below Dry Rio Caldera, photo 2 View of Volcan Baru, Photo 3 Yellow Cup, Photo 4 Mimosa Pudica Wild Flower
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    Wednesday's nature hike is for the nature lover in you and for intermediate to advanced hikers. We meet in front of Sugar & Spice at 8:00 A.M. - leaving at 8:05 car pooling to the beginning of the trail head. No need to RSVP - just show up. Hiking a bit on El Pianista trail to a waterfall located in the area. This hike will be more or less 4 hours. Bring $2.00. Pack rain gear, bug spray, water, a snack and camera. Long pants are advised and hiking shoes and bring your hiking sticks as in some areas on the trail, they may come in handy. I have some to loan. See you on the trail..... Jere McCormick
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    EZ Nature Walks is an ongoing series of walks every Friday. We walk at a gentler slow pace for 1-1/2 hours and we always go "off the beaten path". Enjoy good company and being out doors with nature. Walking is one of best exercises you can do for your body. Meeting 8:30 A.M. in the Plaza San Francisco parking lot, leaving at 8:35, car pooling to Caldera. No need to RSVP just show up. This Friday, we walk on one of Caldera's old country roads where locals ride on horse back into the village and where the Rio Chiriqui Grande flows gracefully alongside the road, we will be walking on. This road trail is dirt, flat with a few rocks. What to bring? Water, umbrella to protect you from the sun, hat or cap, wear sun block, hiking shoes and bring your hiking stick; I have some sticks to loan. Dressing attire should be light-weight clothing as it is warm in Caldera. See you on the trail, Jere McCormick
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    Hiking with nature and off the beaten path. A hike for intermediate to advanced hikers. This week's destination, Boquete to Caldera on foot. Just show up no need to RSVP. Meeting at 8:00 A.M. Plaza San Francisco in the parking lot, leaving 8:05 to car pool to the La Estrella Represa (reservoir). Will be hiking from the reservoir to Cascada Chorca a beautiful hidden waterfall, then continue to the village of Caldera; a 10.5 KM hike. Requirements to be in good health and able to keep up with other hikers. Pack plenty of water, snacks, cap/hat, rain gear and bug spray. Wear sun block and shorts; since it's warmer in that area. Remember you to bring your hiking sticks, I have some to loan. We will have lunch in Caldera. We may not have enough cars to drive everyone back, you may need to take the Caldera/ Boquete bus back. Take $1.00 bills to pay for your lunch and bus. See you on the trail, Jere McCormick
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    Wednesday Boquete Nature Hikes will now be longer and meeting at 8:00 A.M. We will continue to hike "off the beaten path". Wednesday Boquete Nature Hikes is now for the intermediate to advanced hiker and will be 4 hours or longer. Meeting at 8:00 A.M., Plaza San Francisco parking lot this Wednesday. At 8:05, we car pool to Lucero area to begin our hike into the town of Caldera via a back road, we have hiked on this road in the past. There is El Charco La Cascada in the area, we will do some exploring and try to it find along the way. Our hike will be approx. 10.7 KM or 6.50 mi. more or less and about a 4 hours hike going downward, although not very steep and if, we find the Charco La Cascada our hike will be longer. It will be warm, so dress lightly. Remember to take rain gear, plenty of water, bug spray and a snack. We will end our hike at Restaurante Melissa, it does not have a menu but, super inexpensive. Bring money no twenties, Caldera is a small village. Hiking sticks are necessary, I have some to loan out and hiking shoes are preferred. If you have someone to pick you up in Caldera and take others back to Boquete that would be fantastic! We will have a few cars to help with passengers. Let me know if you are going, email Jere McCormick - jere chica @ gmail.com (no spaces) See you on the trail.
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    Intermediate to advanced are invited to join us this Wednesday. Meeting at 8:00 A.M. in front of Sugar & Spice, then at 8:05 car pooling to the trail head leading into Sendero El Pianista. This hike will be 4 plus hours more or less. Pack rain gear, water, snack or lite lunch, bug spray, and cap/hat. Bring along your hiking sticks and wear hiking shoes. I have hiking sticks to loan you. No need to RSVP - just show up. See you on the trail - Jere McCormick, group organizer.
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    Hi, newcomers, visitors and residents of Panama! You are invited to this social gathering this Thursday, meeting on the Terrace at BCP beginning at 5:00 P.M. till 7:00 P.M. BNVSE is always a casual event and a good time to meet others living or who have just moved or visiting Boquete. A time to get to know one another share our experiences and knowledge of life in Panama. No need to RSVP to this social gathering, you can just show up. We will be waiting for you and look forward to seeing you there. BCP sells coffee, juices etc and has a full bar. They also sell snacks and other food items. If you get really hungry, you can order a pizza from Papa Rico's located across the street. Boquete Community Players (BCP) is located in Bajo Boquete across the Rio Caldera bridge on the right side of the road. Park you car in the BCP parking lot. For information you can email me, Jere McCormick jere chica @ gmail.com (no spaces)
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