Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Zanzibar
BAR
(Av Central)
A low-key jazz bar with the cure for what ails ya, Zanzibar is the place to
mingle with travelers and locals. Your best chance of hearing live music is on weekends,
though most nights of the week you'll find a friendly face sitting at the bar. Happy hour
runs from 5pm to 7pm.
La Cabaña
CLUB
(Calle de la Feria; cover US$2; 7pm-2am Fri & Sat)
Boquete's only disco is riverside, with
DJs, reggaetón, a young crowd and a steady current of rum and cola to keep it flowing.
Boquete Community Playhouse
THEATER
( 6533-0967;
www.bcpboquete.com
;
Calle de la Feria)
Hosts local theater and special events.
Check with your hotel or the tourist office about current offerings.
Information
ATP
( 720-4060; 8am-5:30pm)
About 1.5km south of Boquete, this office sits atop a
bluff overlooking town. Here you can grab a Kotowa coffee, pick up maps and obtain in-
formation on area attractions. A 2nd-floor exhibit details the history of the region (Span-
ish only).
Banco Nacional de Panama
(Av Central)
Has ATM.
Centro Medico San Juan Bautista
( 720-1881; Calle 2 Norte)
For medical care.
Global Bank
(Av Central)
Bank with ATM.
Post office
(
7am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 5pm Sat)
Handy to mail some coffee home.
Getting There & Around
Buses to Boquete depart from David's main bus terminal (US$1.75, one hour, every 30
minutes) from 6am to 9:30pm. Buses to David depart from the south side of Boquete's
plaza every 30 minutes from 5am to 6:30pm.
Boquete's small size lends itself to easy exploration. The
urbano
(local) buses winding
through the hills cost US$0.50. They depart on the main road one block north of the
plaza. Taxis charge US$2 to US$3 for most places around town.
