| David is a city west of Panama, in the | | | | $8 for a hair cut and a live in maid is |
| province of Chirque and has an international | | | | available for $120 a month. Most of the |
| airport. It takes an hour's drive from the | | | | grocery items like eggs, pasta, wine etc. are |
| airport of David to the town of Boquete which | | | | cheap; less than in big cities of developed |
| is at a height of 4,000 feet. Boquete has | | | | country. The town has a pizza joint named La |
| been a popular destination for retirees. In | | | | valcino and the restaurant La mexicano serves |
| this article we are going to discuss about | | | | Mexican food. Good meals are available seven |
| living in Boquete. | | | | minutes walk from downtown at Panomonte. |
| | | | There are 3 banks in Boquete and most |
| Panama is a democratic country and has a | | | | essential items are available here. For the |
| growing economy. The inflation is a modest 2% | | | | rest one has to drive to down to David which |
| and the government provides statutory | | | | is 50 minute drive from the city. |
| financial privacy and banking secrecy to | | | | |
| investors. The income earned abroad is | | | | The suburbs of Boquete are very pretty. The |
| non-taxable. There are also special benefits | | | | hills provide great view of the valley. The |
| for retirees like discounts while buying | | | | rivers flow through the hilly rocks with |
| airplane tickets to groceries and more. The | | | | gurgling sound. This town is now becoming a |
| capital city of Panama is comparable in terms | | | | tourist spot with newly opened tourist centre |
| of facilities with big cities in the US, but | | | | near the entrance of the town, but |
| offers goods at a lower rate. The German and | | | | infrastructure is not developed yet. Tourist |
| Swedish immigrants who built the Panama Canal | | | | can enjoy white water rafting and a trip to |
| have settled down in the city of Boquete. The | | | | the Quetzel National park, which has many |
| hills are covered with coffee plantation and | | | | rare birds and howler monkeys. |
| fruit trees. One can find wild flowers near | | | | |
| the banks of the rivers, at road sides and | | | | Most of the lands in Boquete are not for sale |
| near the water falls. The weather in Boquete, | | | | because they have been owned by people from |
| is a pleasant 70 to 800F with sunshine | | | | many generations and they do not want to sell |
| throughout the day and occasional mist. The | | | | the land. Some of the coffee plantations are |
| evenings are cool and the night temperature | | | | being converted to build residences. In Las |
| drops to 40 degrees. | | | | Colinas de Jaramillo, a little away from the |
| | | | coffee plantations, luxury homes costing |
| The Boquete is a valley situated at the base | | | | around $400,000 are for sale. Small houses |
| of the Baru volcano. There is not much for | | | | are available for rents as low as $250 to |
| sight seeing in Boquete. The wages are low in | | | | $350 a month but big ones with 3 bedrooms and |
| Panama e.g. the doctor charges only $10 for a | | | | 2 baths are available for $1,000 a month. |
| visit to the clinic while the barber charges | | | | |