Penonomé, capital of Coclé Province, has always been a very special place for me. My first teaching position after graduating from Middlebury College was at the Colegio Angel María Herrera in Penonomé. After all these years, I still have many good friends and acquaintences there. Most recently, I built a cabin in the mountains of Coclé, near Chiguirí Arriba on lands that are part of a private reserve - Villa Tavidá.