El Valle de Antón
A picturesque little town nestled 2,300 feet above sea level in the crater of a gigantic extinct volcano. Popular for its pleasant temperature, weekend handcraft market, canopy adventure tour, lovely waterfalls, as well as many other attractions.

What to See & Do: Tourist Attractions

Canopy Tour After a short hike to the top of the ridge, you strap in and soar through the treetops, where you will see a wealth of unexpected natural beauty and activity, swooping from platform to platform high among the sturdy cloud forest trees.

Hiking Because the town is at the bottom of the valley surrounded by mountains, there are several opportunities for hiking and trekking in the area. The most popular being the one to the top of "La India Dormida", and the "Cerro Gaital" a Natural Monument with 335 hectares of protected forest and an altitude of 1,185 mts above sea level.

La Piedra Pintada One of the most unusual sights in El Valle is an area with large stones covered with whimsical petroglyphs. Giggling local children will accompany you through the woods to the carvings. The biggest boulder is the size of a small house and one side is entirely covered in squiggles, spirals and vaguely anthropomorphic figures etched by pre-Hispanic abstract artists.

Accommodations: Hotels & Lodges

MID-RANGE

Anton Valley Hotel www.antonvalleyhotel.com
Cabañas Las Mozas www.lasmozas.com
Cabañas Potosí ph.983.6181 or cel.6946.6148
Crater Valley www.crater-valley.com
Golden Frog Inn www.goldenfroginn.com
Hotel Campestre www.hotelcampestre.com
Los Capitanes www.los-capitanes.com
Residencial El Valle www.hotelresidencialelvalle.com
Rincon Vallero www.hotelrinconvallero.com

HIGH-END

Canopy Lodge www.canopylodge.com
Los Mandarinos www.losmandarinos.com
Park Eden www.parkeden.com

Tours in El Valle:

Canopy Adventure adventure.panamabirding.com
Contacto con la Naturaleza cel.6623.4122 or 6629.3722
PEX Club www.pexclub.com