{"id":31470,"date":"2021-06-08T08:44:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T13:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=31470"},"modified":"2021-06-08T08:45:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T13:45:37","slug":"panama-open-chiriqui-highlands-home-famous-geisha-coffee-now-also-offers-added-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/panama-open-chiriqui-highlands-home-famous-geisha-coffee-now-also-offers-added-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama Is Open: Chiriqu\u00ed Highlands, Home To The Famous Geisha Coffee, Now Also Offers Added Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Panama has been\u00a0open to international travelers<\/a>\u00a0since October, as long as\u00a0a negative Covid-19 test is provided upon entry.<\/a>\u00a0Recently, Chiriqu\u00ed Highlands in the western part of the country\u2014 and its highest point\u2014 has expanded visitor experience offerings at their local farms. The region is best known for producing Geisha Coffee, the world\u2019s most valuable coffee and harvested by the Ng\u00e4be and the Bugl\u00e9 indigenous communities.<\/p>\n

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The coffee is originally from Ethiopia, specifically the Gori Gesha forest, from where it takes its name. In 2019, it sold for\u00a0over $1,000\/ pound.<\/a>\u00a0What makes it so special? While Geisha (also known as Gesha) is grown in other parts of Latin America, the ones from Panama always rank highest in competitions thanks to the combination of the right attitude, volcanic soil and the microclimates of Boquete.<\/p>\n

While the region has long welcomed tourists to experience how the coffee is made at the Coffee Circuit\u2014 currently being developed by the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) and the Center for Competitiveness of the Western Region (CECOMRO) to further enhance the region\u2019s economic activity and raise awareness of the extraordinary biodiversity in the region\u2014 15 coffee farms are also offering added experiences.<\/p>\n

Finca Ceriana at Tierras Altas offers horseback riding tours, picnics and access to more than 204 species of birds. Hacienda Caf\u00e9 Eleta in Renacimiento, located near the UNESCO World Heritage park La Amistad (PILA), offers coffee tours, tastings, and lodging as well. At Boquete Tree Trek in Boquete , adventurous visitors can zip through one of the farm\u2019s 12 zip lines of six suspension bridges.<\/p>\n

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Adventure travelers can zip through one of Boquete Tree Trek’s 12 zip lines of six suspension suspension bridges.<\/p>\n

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As the pandemic has shifted most travelers towards slower, more purposeful and regenerative travel\u2014 advocating for the carbon positive (instead of just carbon neutral), working closely with local indigenous communities, visiting the Chiriqu\u00ed Highlands supports Panama’s master plan for sustainable tourism, recently recognized by UNESCO as an example of innovation and sustainability, highlighting Panama’s tourism routes.<\/p>\n

Visitors can reach Chiriqu\u00ed Highlands by car (a seven-hour ride from\u00a0Panama\u00a0City) or by plane (less than an hour) to David, Chiriqu\u00ed, followed by a 45-minute car ride to Boquete or Tierras Altas<\/em><\/p>\n

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Source: Forbes<\/p>\n

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