Shortly after passing through Playa Coronado, you reach the village of Las Uvas. There you leave the Panamerican Highway and turn north for the 28 kilometer (17mile)trip into the mountains.
Las Uvas is just past San Carlos
The road to El Valle has over 100 twists and turns and climbs from sea level to about 3000 feet before it drops into the valley. I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but El Valle is in the bottom of a dead volcanoe and we are completely surrounded by mountain peaks. This gives us spectacular views and our own unique weather patterns.
This is a computer simulation of the topography of our little valley. The floor is at 2000 feet elevation and the surrounding peaks top off at 3200 feet. The valley floor is a little under four miles across, and then everything goes straight up!
This is a street map of El Valle. It shows a few points of interest...the little red dot in the middle is where we are living now. It's just down the road from the central produce market where we get fresh lettuce and tomatos and cucumbers almost every day. The second dot, about two blocks off the main avenue, is where we will be living as of August 1st. Don't let the white lines fool you, though. Our new street, like many of the residential streets, is really a grass lane shaded by large trees.
Here's another map of the town, and it includes the names of the larger peaks.
So, that's it for today's lesson. It's a beautiful place to live...my friend from Kuai likes it better here than the Islands, and that's saying a lot! Soon we'll be getting our new wheels, and we'll be seeing more of the country, but for now we're just looking forward to today's buffet at the local sports bar...all you can eat for $7.95!
Adios and hasta lluego from Mike and Sandy's Excellent Adventures in Panama!
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