The Volcán Barú Boquete (also Volcán de Chiriqui) is the tallest mountain in Panama and is 3,474 metres (11,398 ft) high. The last major eruption of the volcano was about 500 AD. There are reports, and some evidence, of a minor eruption around 1550 AD. However, deep in the earth, beneath your feet, the molten rock of the earth's interior still transmits heat upward through sold rock to ground water which has penetrated to that depth. This extremely hot water then forces its way upward through fissures and fractures, warming rocks and water as it goes. Where the hot water can escape at the ground surface, a hot spring is formed. The Caldera Hot Spring is produced by the emergence of geo-thermally-heated groundwater from the earth's crust.
http://www.boquetemountainsafaritours.com/calderahotsprings.html
To book a tour to the Hot Springs, or to visit "Cheetah", click the link above.
Damn that monkey!
He took my glasses!!! http://www.gennykothari.com/blog/2011/10/23/panama/ (It's a Chlidren's Photography blog normally, but it's a good home for the pictures). The main site is http://www.gennykothari.com/
- Genny
Posted by: Genny Kothari | October 24, 2011 at 05:57 PM