| David is a city in Panama, located in the west of | | | | The city is surrounded by the beautiful and |
| Panama. Even though David is not very big - the | | | | picturesque highlands of Chiriqui. You can find |
| population is roughly 125,000 - it's the third largest | | | | cheap transportation in the city to visit sites in the |
| city. The city has the least poverty in the | | | | near vicinity. |
| country: every family has decent housing with all | | | | It also serves as a center for the province's |
| the necessary facilities. It is also the capital of the | | | | commercial activities. The main economic activities |
| Chiriqui province. | | | | of the region are agriculture and cattle raising, but |
| The Chiriqui province is the newest tourism | | | | tropical fruits, coffee, cacao, and sugar are also |
| destination in Panama. It has an abundance of | | | | produced. It also functions as port of exports and |
| natural resources like mountains, sea, islands, | | | | imports with other countries in the region, |
| rainforest, coral reefs, trails, volcanos, beaches, | | | | especially Costa Rica. It is connected to the rest |
| most of them enclosed in national parks and | | | | of the country by the Pan-American Highway, and |
| natural reserves. Chiriqui has also rich indigenous | | | | the Enrique Malek International Airport. David is |
| cultural roots, a large population of the Ngobe | | | | one of the highest industrialized cities in the |
| people. Areas surrounding David are naturally | | | | country and is a hub for manufacturing, heavy |
| suitable for a lot of activities like travel, scuba | | | | industry and high technology standards and |
| diving, trekking, snorkelling, rafting, kanoing, fishing, | | | | communications. |
| bird watching and many more. | | | | In January a week long Flower and Coffee |
| The city of David has quite a lof of history for a | | | | Festival takes place in a nearby town of Boquete |
| new world town. The City of David was founded | | | | (30 minute drive away) and features exotic |
| in 1602 by mandate of the governor Juan Lopez | | | | flowers and a coffee cupping (think wine tasting |
| de Sequeiro. It was founded as a gold-prospecting | | | | event). In March David hosts the Feria |
| camp. The name of the city - David - was given | | | | International de David, where International |
| by the Indians, according to successfully obtained | | | | companies arrive for a week long stay to |
| old documental information. | | | | promote their products and services to Panama. |
| In the middle of town there's a central park. | | | | Another yearly festival is the "Childrens Day |
| Residents of David come to relax there and meet | | | | Festival" which concluded on the 17th of July. |
| their friends. Cheap cold drinks and fruits are | | | | The city offers several options for hospitality: |
| readily available. The whole city is full of affordable | | | | mostly small B&Bs and hostels that are |
| shopping opportunities. | | | | more suitable for backpackers and young |
| David is close to many other important | | | | adventurers, but you can also find more |
| destinations within the province of Chiriqui, like the | | | | comfortable hotels in David at very affordable |
| flower and coffee highlands of Boquete and Cerro | | | | prices. As Chiriqui is gaining popularity as a tourist |
| Punta. The landscape around the city is amazing. | | | | destination, more hotels are being built. |