Aid For Boquete

The High School in Boquete has shut down operations and has opened its space to those who have lost their homes; many of them are indigenous people. Our neighbor has been over there; according to her, the school is housing about 150 people at the moment.  She’s bought food, clothing, some toilet paper and cleaning [...]

Damage in Cerro Punta, Bambito and Paso Ancho

If you want to see some really sobering pictures of damage, go here.  This is the flood photos site of Alexander Halkema.  There were more than just hundreds of trout killed–see the pictures, including of one enterprising dog that was on his 6th free trout.  Some sections of the community are isolated–the road is gone. [...]

Weather Imagery

Thanks to Lloyd Cripe’s Boqueteweather.com site, here is a link to imagery of the situation in the Carbbean and Pacific sides of Central America.  Once you get to the Boqueteweather.com site and see the map, scroll up to the satellite images.  They are, as Mary puts it, creepy.
Looks as if the winds have been shifting [...]