Blatts in Panama: Getting Muddy in Santa Fe

Our guide book said that Santa Fe, a sleepy mountain town in the middle of Panama, is a must see.  So, we checked it out. And they were right!

The views on the drive up were spectacular.  We ate a lunch of fresh rice, lentils, Sancocho (a traditional Panamanian soup) at the delicious and inexpensive Cooperativa restaurant. 

Then, we hiked through the forest, jungle, mud and rivers and ate oranges that dripped from the wild orchard trees.  At the Salto de Bermejo waterfall, we jumped into the frigid pools, swam and played.  

Were we to do it again, we'd plan to spend a few days up in Santa Fe, Panama, a pastoral jewel.