Hawken, James 1975 Journal Pension Chinicani, El Valle de Anton Coclé Province Panama 26 August The town of El Valle is located in to crater of an extinct volcano at ~ 700 m. The resident population is ~ 7000, but it is not it is a favourite vacation spot and a 2nd home location for families from Panama City. The vegetation about the village is quite lush, although little forest remains except along road cuts or streams which dissect the village. There are also many farms, with oranges an important crop. This AM I attempted to get into some forested areas at the edge of crater floor to look for bugs. Driving from the main highway towards the Hotel Turístico the road bends to the left at the hotel, then right and soon a dirt road branches off to the right which leads SE from the hotel along a small river. The lower canyon walls have all been cleared for agriculture or dwelling, while parts of the river itself have been leveled and terraced to grow rice. Continuing along this dirt road to a point ~ 1 km SE of the Hotel Turístico where the road crosses a ridge at ~ 760 m. I found a forest-covered hillside leading up from the