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February 28, 2010
By Susan Carpenter
LA Times
THE BEST WAY TO PANAMA
From LAX,
Copa flies nonstop to Panama City, and American, Delta, Continental and Mexicana offer connecting service (change of planes). Restricted round-trip fares begin at $338. Round-trip service to David is available on Air Panama. Restricted-round trip fares begin at $160.
TELEPHONES
To call the numbers below from the U.S., dial 011 (the international dialing code), 507 (country code for Panama) and the local number.
WHERE TO STAY
Finca Lerida, P.O. Box 0413-00146, Boquete, Chiriquí; 720-2285, http://www.fincalerida.com. This is a bed-and-breakfast converted from a 90-year-old farmhouse on a coffee plantation in the heart of Panama’s mountainous coffee-growing region. Doubles $144-$180 a night.
Panamonte Inn & Spa, Boquete, 720-1324, http://www.panamonte.com, in business since 1914, has 25 recently renovated rooms and a spa with two treatment rooms. (The Panamonte felt more comfortable to me than where I was staying, Valle Escondido Resort & Spa, which was nice but too exclusive for my tastes.) Panamonte doubles from $236 in low season, and $295 in high season.
Cala Mia, Isla Boca Chica/Boca Brava, Archipelago Chiriquí, 851-0059, http://www.boutiquehotelcalamia.com. This eco-resort in the Gulf de Chiriquí is on an island where solar power rules. This little bit of paradise is dotted with private cabanas overlooking the Pacific. Doubles $180-$400.
WHERE TO EAT
Panamonte Inn (see info above) offers diners inventive, gourmet fare in a cozy, rustic setting. Entrees $9.50 to $28.
Sabor Escondido, 702-2454, http://www.resort.valleescondido.biz/sabor.html, in the upscale Valle Escondido residential country club, is presided over by chef Melissa de Leon, who also runs foodie tours. Entrees from $14.50.
Restaurant Lourdes, and Sabroson, Boquete, local hole-in-the-wall restaurants serving traditional Panamanian cuisine. Dinner less than $10.
TO LEARN MORE
Embassy of Panama
(202) 483-1407
http://www.visitpanama.com.
EDITOR’S NOTE
This LA TIMES article failed to highlight the stunning SeaGullCove Lodge & Restaurante in Boca Chica, which in my estimation, is the Crown Jewel of all resorts in the area, if not all of Panama.
This seaside mini-resort (5 darling cabañas) is impeccable in every sense of the imagination.
Owners Flavio and Pilar attend to your every need true to their European ancestry.
Whether you care to lounge pool side or beach side, whether you want to sport fish for the legendary blue marlin or do nothing at all – Flavio and Pilar have your covered.
But don’t take my word for it, the following picture only tells part of the story. Visit their website and make your reservations before someone jumps ahead of you!
SeaGullCove Lodge
Phone in Panama: ++(507) 851-0036
USA phone number: 1-786-735-1475
email: info@seagullcovelodge.com
www.seagullcovelodge.com/inglese/index.html
Photo credits: © 2010 Juan Antonio Villegas
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