Hauken, James 1975 Journal Panama : Volcan Chiriqui: Hotel Panamonte, Boquete, Chiriqui Province, Panama 20 August 10 AM Have spent the previous two days working the upper elevations of Volcan de Chirigu. On 18 August Sr. Moreno reneged on our agreement agreement for him to drive me to the peak, so at ~8AM I drove my VW past El Salto to an elevation of about 1630m, and walked from here to just beyond the crater SE of the peak to an elevation of ~3000 m. The weather was sunny and warm in the AM, but soon after arriving at the crater heavy rains began which continued from that time (~1PM) on into evening. A jeep road runs part-way along the E rim of the crater, above the main road which continues northward E of the crater to the peak. Vegetation along the crater rim and on the walls of the crater is of low (<8-10'), stunted, dense brush and trees, much like chaparral. Several charred logs along the rim road indicate burning in the not-too-distant past. To the E and just below the rim the mature, tall, virgin forest reaches its upper limit. The walls of the crater were very steep and I was unable to climb down to the crater bottom. I made one attempt but had to turn back because of steep, loose mud and stones forming the walls. There were several logs imbedded in the bank along