Hauken, James 1975 Journal Panama: Volcan Chiriqui Hotel Panamonte, Boquete, Chiriqui Province, Panama 20 August agreed to drive me on to the peak. We proceeded to just above 3000m where there is a work camp for road-workers during the dry season at which point his fuel cell broke and he had to return to his finca. Continuing along the road by foot This turned out to be just as well for me, because continuing along the road by foot within a few hundred meters (by road) there were several mud + rock slides which prevented passage by car any further along. I continued along the road to the peak just below the peak where the road ends (~ 3350m); from here there is a foot path along the narrow ridge to the peak. Well-developed, tall forest drops out at ~ 3200 m, at which point the trees get progressively smaller until near the peak the vegetation is of low (<8-10') scattered tree and with the ground covered with low shrubs, ferns, and mosses. As the rain had started by 11AM before had reached the peak, the ground and plants were saturated with moisture, but from the degree to which every limb and branch was covered with moss this seems to be the general usual situation. The ground was literally covered with small (<1x1') rocks at this elevation, and there was a definite lack