…….is a small town, population of around 8000, and is just 3km  north of another neat town called Cerra Punta.  The area is mostly called ‘little Switzerland’ because of the many Alpine-style houses that show the influence of former Swiss and Yukoslav settlers.  Dairy farms are plentiful  and it’s not unusual to see bags of vegetables such as carrots, onions, potatoes and cabbages on the side of the road.   Marilyn and I thought someone must be getting ready to make corn beef and cabbage somewhere close by…….but on further investigation realized this was not the case.   The village is known for its well-tended gardens, flower stores and strawberry stands and overall is quite beautiful.   On our first day here we were hiking around and walking along the river and came across a few neat cottages and thought we would check them out as curiosity got the best of us as they were in the middle of nowhere.  I knocked on the door and out came this thirty something young man who quickly asked “Spanish or English” and I was thrilled to say English because all I know in Spanish is ……well very little.   He started to talk and immediately we knew he was Canadian so we spent the next half hour talking to him about Panama, what brought him there, how he liked it, and  the good, bad and the ugly!   Anyway he seemed happy to show us his cottages and his gardens and talk about the plans he had and since we had alreadybooked into another wonderful place we just carried on.  However I have to mention his ‘Rosemary’ bushes which were out of this world and my plan is to grow some this summer………let’s see how that goes!  The picture of Marilyn was taken just before his cottages underneath the trumpet flowers.  More on Guadalupe to follow.