El Valle de Antón, Panama: Self-Guided Walking Tour

El Valle de Antón is a volcanic crater in the highlands of Coclé Province, surrounded by mountains, rolling hills, forest and cultivated land. Its natural landmarks make it a rewarding place to explore at a slower pace, with streams and mountain viewpoints shaping the landscape. Neywo offers a free audio guide for El Valle de Antón with four narrated places, available in 11 languages.

What to See in El Valle de Antón

The most interesting things to do in El Valle de Antón are found in the surrounding landscape. The following natural features help reveal the character of this part of central Panama.

Quebrada Honda

Quebrada Honda is a stream in Panama’s Coclé Province, in the central part of the country. It lies about 80 kilometres southwest of Panama City, and adds a waterside feature to the landscape around El Valle de Antón.

Cerro Águila

Cerro Águila rises to 790 metres above sea level in Coclé Province. The mountain is surrounded mainly by hills and forest, making it a clear point of interest when taking in the terrain around El Valle de Antón.

The area also shows how varied the local relief is: the highest nearby point reaches 1,044 metres and is about 3.3 kilometres north of Cerro Águila.

Cerro Caracoral and Cerro Gaital

Cerro Caracoral is a 677-metre mountain set among the rolling hills and farmland of Coclé Province. Its surroundings offer a view of the cultivated and undulating landscape that defines this part of central Panama.

Nearby, Cerro Gaital also rises to 677 metres. Together, the two mountains form part of the same landscape of hills and farmland around El Valle de Antón.

Cerro Pajita

At 616 metres above sea level, Cerro Pajita is another mountain from which to appreciate the wider Valle de Antón landscape. Rolling hills surround it, while the highest nearby point reaches 1,140 metres and lies about 1.3 kilometres to the northeast.

The nearest larger town is Churuquita Grande, about 14.8 kilometres west of Cerro Pajita. Quebrada Amarilla, a stream in Coclé Province, is another natural feature in this setting of hills and cultivated land.

Valle de Antón

Valle de Antón itself is a volcanic crater in the heart of this highland landscape. It stands at about 616 metres above sea level and is surrounded by hills, giving the area its distinctive enclosed setting.

The crater brings together the features found throughout the area: mountains, streams, forest, farmland and changing elevations. Rather than one single landmark, the landscape as a whole is what makes El Valle de Antón worth exploring.

Explore El Valle de Antón with Neywo

There are currently no walking, bus or bike routes listed for El Valle de Antón. Instead, Neywo’s free audio guide includes four narrated places. The app tells the story of each place as you reach it, at your own pace, with no group and no schedule.

Download Neywo and explore El Valle de Antón independently, listening as the volcanic crater, mountains and streams come into view. You can also continue discovering Panama, or compare this highland landscape with Boquete and Colón.