La Silampa

La Silampa

La Silampa is an exotic place for those who like to visit places with beautiful views, becoming one of the main tourist destinations of Veraguas. El Chorro is a natural pool of turquoise waters, has a part that is very deep, but another one where you can stop and the water reaches you just above the waist, also has some waterfalls, where some lagoons, shallow. It is believed that there are groundwater, since the amount of water that falls to the stream is small, for the amount of water that this natural this pool has.

How to get there?

By car:  On the Panamericana, if you go from the east (Coclé, Panamá) enter El Jagüito and if you go from Veraguas or Chiriquí, enter Santiago, stay on the road, until you reach San Francisco, from there follow the indications to get to Calobre and then the directions to arrive at La Yeguada. In both cases you will go through Calobre and you can guide with Google Maps, they are main streets practically without deviation, when you arrive at La Yeguada, you will know it because you will see the Mi Ambiente station, take the street on the left (this is towards the parking lots) and continue to Chitra, you will see a Welcome sign that will indicate your arrival and then a space to park, there will be the guides. The street is paved and there are parts that are better than others, but in general it is quite good, you may lose the signal before you arrive. 

By bus: You can get to Chitra direct from Santiago. And to go to Santiago you can go from Panama City or from David. It would indicate that they leave it at the entrance to the path of Chorro La Silampa.

What to do?

In places like La Silampa that is a natural and beautiful place , is used to swim in the turquoise waters. If you are a person who likes to have pictures in social media , it's the perfect place to do it.

What to eat?

Since it is a far place , you should take your own food, like fruits, snacks , drinks and for sure water because the road to get to La Silampa is long.

Budget?

Very cheap, if you get a tourist guide you should pay like 10$ to get a tour, that will depend on the amount of people.