I have read several of the blogs about the rain and mud slides in Boquete, Panama. I've received several calls from concerned friends wondering if our house was floating down the river. Here we are again, a year after the other "Boquete Flood" and the news coming out of Boquete, and being distributed on-line, paints a devastating picture. Although it is true that Valle Escondido had mud slides and some homes were damaged, Valle Escondido, although a large development in Boquete is a small section of town. A couple of other areas of Boquete also had some excessive rain cause damage but the rest of the town is fine. I have been through 5 hurricanes in the past 10 years--these don't even come close to the wide spread devastation that happens when a Cat 5 hits your entire state for a 12 hour period. I don't want to diminish the loss and trauma to the victims here in Boquete but wish the sensationalist reports would be more accurate.
The picture is totally unrelated to the mud slides; but you have to smile when you look at this picture from Paradise Garden Wildlife Rescue.
Apologies in advance for bothering you, but my spouse & I are considering relocating to Boquete and are concerned about what we've read about rainfall at 150 to 220 inches per year.
We lived in Hawaii for seven years and realize that tropical showers can rain hard briefly and regularly, but don't disrupt daily life while leaving behind considerable "inches" of rainfall. Is Boquete like this?
Anything you can share about the rainfall & any associated problems would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dr. H. Smith
Posted by: Dr. Henry R. Smith | July 22, 2010 at 01:43 PM