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Caldera · Boquete district
Rio Escondido often reminds guests of a house by Frank Lloyd Wright: reinforced concrete, flat roofs with large overhangs and glass doors that open the rooms to the mountains of Fortuna. A veranda runs its whole length, and the spring-fed pool and hot tub sit on the terrace. Inside are an open kitchen and wet bar (one guest called it the best-equipped kitchen he had found in rentals on four continents), a wall of books, two bedrooms, one with a sleeping loft, and a king bed at the back of the living room facing the best view in the house. Every light runs on the sun.
The land
The Chiriquí Nuevo River forms the property’s eastern boundary, about 400 metres down the hill. Trails run through the land to swimming holes and waterfalls, and the nearest neighbour is half a mile away.
Inside
Two kings, a double and two singles across two bedrooms, the loft and the living room.


Four continents of rentals
This is a wonderful place! An elegant, open plan house, the best-equipped kitchen we have experienced in vacation rentals on 4 continents, a pool, hot-tub, great beds and bedding. There is a fantastic set of instructions that explains everything clearly. The huge property borders a river that has great swimming, and there is lots of walking.

Good to know
The entrance is a green steel gate beside the Chiriquicito road, seven minutes east of Caldera; from there a track runs 800 metres down to a second gate and the house. Walter meets first-time guests nearby and leads them in, or drives you from David or Boquete. Caldera has a few small grocery stores and a weekday clinic, so bring the big shop from Boquete or David. There is no air conditioning and no microwave. There is Wi-Fi, a laundry, a grill, and a night sky full of stars.
The highlands
Photos courtesy of Google.
Casas Chiriquí
Chester’s other two houses in Chiriquí.
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Host
Chester Kroeger
Location
Caldera, Chiriquí, Panama
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