An Inside Look at the Evolution of Boquete and the People Who Had the Vision to Make It Happen

[Jet Metier]

I had a beachside discussion via Skype with your neighbor, developer and early Boquete marketer, Paul McBride of Boquete Highlands. I found his thoughts on balancing the lure of living in the cloud forest with the expectations of North Americans very interesting. 

http://bestplacesintheworldtoretire.com/stories/story/an-inside-look-at-the-evolution-of-boquete-and-the-people-who-had-the-vision-to-make-it-happen

If you see Paul in town, tell him Jet said hi, and I would love to see some of his wife's pictures from their last photo safari around Panama.

[Tom Frazier]

I talked with a few people from his new development last year.  I didn't get the impression that he was winning any popularity contests with the residents.  But I guess all of us are unpopular with somebody at some times.

We're still exploring the area with a plan to relocate someday.  Does anyone have an update on how that development is doing?

[Keith Woolford]

Who's new development are you referring to?

[Bob Stone]

Nuevo Suiza is not in the Boquete area, it is between Bambito and Cerro Punta.......

[Lux]

Respectfully, sir, your guess is wrong.

For starters, please reread my previous comment- the point is that folks from outside central america have been immigrating to Boquete for well over a century, from Europe, India, China, up north, and down south. All of these folks were expats in their day- or still are.

However, you no doubt are implying that there were no gringos here in the time of Noriega. In which case you are also wrong, rather comically so... but I do concede that statistically you are correct-- certainly in those years, the gringo population was 0%.

From the looks of your comment history, it appears you don't even live here, so I can't imagine why you thought that your unfounded speculation was particularly relevant to this discussion.

[Lux]

I don't know who that is but let's get him to speak for a new history buff night (?)

[Gordon Bakke]

Yes, we are REALLY pissed off about these misnomers!!

[Jim Tosch]

Jet , I still can't open your site , but know this, only the merchant class likes when their town is inundated with outsiders

[Lux]

If you want to cover the expats that shaped boquete, you should start with families like the Serracin or Boutet, for example-- their ancestors were here from europe before panama was panama. or go to the history museums in david. or ask about the medica family-- they are the ones that donated the central park to Boquete (it used to be their front yard). How many people even know that park is named Parque Medica for the contribution?

the interview is not under attack with this comment, just your titling and the implied xenophobia.

[Keith Woolford]

Well I knew that Lux, but I agree that not many others would. The families you mentioned were some of the real pioneers of Boquete. Mr.Taliafero was a developer who influenced one phase of the community's evolution.

[Keith Woolford]

Boquete: Rasgos de su Historia by Milagros Sanchez Pinzon, published by Culturama in David so it's probably available at the Museum.