Volcán (about 1,400 m) and Cerro Punta (about 2,000 m) sit on the far side of Volcán Barú from Boquete, in the Tierras Altas district. They are cooler, more agricultural and quieter. Allow about two hours by road from Boquete, going round via David.
Where they are
Both towns are in Tierras Altas, a district created in 2013 with Volcán as its seat. Volcán sits at about 1,400 m and Cerro Punta at about 2,000 m, rising to 2,300 m at its highest point.
Climate
Tourism Panama calls this the coolest part of the country, at 12–25 °C. Average yearly rainfall is about 2,909 mm in Volcán and 2,623 mm in Cerro Punta, wettest from May to November. In Cerro Punta the winds are strongest from late December to early April, and hail sometimes damages crops.
See also Boquete weather by monthFarm country
Farming is the main business here: onions, cabbage, potatoes, coffee and cut flowers around Volcán, and vegetable farms, greenhouses and horse farms around Cerro Punta, which Tourism Panama calls the "pantry of Panama".
See also Grass-fed beef, farm milk and fresh produce around BoqueteNature
Cerro Punta is the gateway to La Amistad International Park, shared with Costa Rica and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the western end of the Los Quetzales trail across Volcán Barú National Park.
See also Things to do in BoqueteGetting there from Boquete
There is no road over the volcano, so you go round via David: about 74 km and two hours by car from Boquete to Volcán. Volcán to David is about 56 km, around an hour by car, and buses between them run about every 30 minutes.
See also Getting around Boquete without a carQuestions people ask
How far is Volcán from Boquete?
About 74 km by road via David, roughly two hours by car.
Is Volcán cooler than Boquete?
It is higher, at about 1,400 m, and Cerro Punta higher still at about 2,000 m; Tourism Panama calls Tierras Altas the coolest part of the country.