Agro-Tourism in Panama

Only about 1 1/2 south of David, Panama, La Isleta is a family Agroturistica Castrellón family in the province of Pontevedra in Spain, the livestock of the Andalusian origin, from the colonial period, when the Spaniards first arrived here.

They were pioneers in growing what is now the province of Chiriqui in the Republic of Panama. The Castrellón were farmers for centuries. Because their homeland deserted, they were proud of the growth of the sample homegrown organic lean beef.

The Isleta offers tourists the opportunity to stay and work on their farms, and sometimes participate in the transport of livestock, feed the calves and watch the Cowboys lead the flock at night.

Agro-tourism is a growing industry in Panama and is so broadly defined around the world. Granja, means any operation or activity is based on agriculture, which takes visitors to a farm or ranch. Agritourism has different definitions in different parts of the world, and sometimes refers specifically to farm, but agritourism includes a variety of activities, such as buying the direct production of a farm stand, a maze to navigate feed corn, fruit crops, animals, or just stay and watch from a cabin on a farm.

The small farm Center, University of California, "Agricultural tourism or agritourism, is one alternative for improving the incomes and potential economic viability of small farms and rural communities."

In a time when we are eager to know more about the place, and that is our food comes from, it's a chance to see and some of it first hand. The people more interested in how their food is produced. You want to meet with farmers and processors and to talk to them about what happened in the food production. For many people, the businesses, especially to visit children, the visit is the first time they see the source of their food, whether a dairy cow, an ear of wheat growing in a field, or an apple, you can select the correct tree.

Farmers and ranchers used this interest to develop traffic to your farm or ranch, and concern for the quality of products, and knowledgeable about their products.

La Isleta was my first experience with the Panamanian Agroturistica style, and I must say that I was more than surprised. Upon entering the cafe, where the brothers are server head and sitting at home. The houses that grown vegetables and fresh fish caught in the morning were fine with dill and rosemary spiced beautiful garden. It was a real gourmet taste of Panamanian the middle of nowhere, apparently. But the dessert was even better since I have my glass of Chilean white wine, music began from the kitchen and took the head in her apron, and her bright eyes ... and then, to my surprise, he began to sing! To Opera to be exact! And he was nice, he poured his heart into this song, in the food and the passion to keep the family farm alive.

Then I took a walk through the mangroves, where high water, you can take a boat or kayak to the mouth of the Pacific. Birds of all kinds came to the edge of the mangroves and the water level rose slowly, as the sun went down.

Cattle came in the night, and cries Jeans reflected in water. I went to my cabin on pasture, where I sit and graze these peaceful creatures perched.

In ecotourism, the thinking not always recovered in a very friendly environment, but the reality is that these people were breeding, conservation and care of their life legacy here in this piece Panamanian soil for more than two centuries. His heart and soul lives in what they do and how they serve their food. I suggest that we take a moment and see who, what and where our food comes from From when La Isleta undoubtedly love. I

La Isleta

Address: Remedios, Chiriqui.

Phone: (507) 6402-9600

Web Www.laisletaguabala.com

E-mail laisletaguabala@hotmail.com

If you are in Panama, take time to visit La Isleta to eat for a night or for a bite.
Be sure to ask the opera for dessert! La Isleta is only 5 minutes after the Sentinel in the Santa Lucia River located coming the city of Panama and Santiago, David, which is about 10 minutes after entering Las Lajas Beach to form. Really worth it, if only to prove the divine garden herbs.