The beautiful town of Boquete is surrounded with slopes, exuberant mountains towards the North, East and West west where you may see the Volcán Barú which is the highest point of  Panama with an altitude of 3,475 meters (11,400 feet). From the peak of the inactive Volcán Barú, one may see both the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. The Rio Caldera runs through the middle of the town. Towards the North in the Province of Chiriqui, Boquete is located only 7 Km (3.3 miles) from the Province of Bocas del Toro to the North. Although smaller when compared to David, Boquete is the most inhabitant and developed community of the highlands, many of them which operate business oriented to the tourist sector. Boquete has vast variety of restaurants.

Boquete is famous for many reasons: its beauty is stunning; the coffee plantations are considered similar to the best of the world. Form here you may find bird watchers, mountain climbing, fishing, golf, whiter water rafting, horseback riding and many other activities. You have to come to Boquete to really appreciate how special this place is.

For all the above reasons and many more, Boquete is rapidly converting into a famous tourist destination. As an example, the publication corresponding to May/June 2004 of the Madurez Moderna magazine (the AARP magazine has the most circulation among all the consumer magazines in the world, with more than 20 million subscribers) positioned Boquete in Panama as the fourth best destination for retirees in the world. The publication Vida International classified Panama even higher as No.1 of its list. In addition, publications such as Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and MSN Money are mentioning Boquete.
Source discoverboquete.com