# Valle Bonito Corregimiento, Kusapín District – Villages & Map

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Corregimiento · Kusapín District 

# Valle Bonito

Valle Bonito is a corregimiento of Panama in Kusapín District, Ngöbe Buglé Province. It covers **203.9 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 204km²
- 293 mtypical elevation

## Where is Valle Bonito?

Valle Bonito lies in [Kusapín District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/kusapin/), [Ngöbe Buglé Province](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/), [Panama](https://wherepedia.org/panama/). It borders 6 other corregimientos: [Calavébora o Santa Catalina](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/kusapin/calavebora-o-santa-catalina/), [El Paredón](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/nurum/el-paredon/), [Güibale](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/nurum/guibale/), [Loma Yuca](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/kusapin/loma-yuca/), [Río Luis](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/santa-fe/rio-luis/) and [Santa Fe](https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/santa-fe/santa-fe/). By area it is the 82nd largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 13.1% of [Kusapín District](https://wherepedia.org/panama/ngobe-bugle/kusapin/). The centre of Valle Bonito is about 200 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 92 km from Kusapín, the main town of Kusapín District. The centre point is at 8.6019° N, 81.2954° W.

Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-pan).

## Things to see in and around Valle Bonito

### Nearby, outside Valle Bonito

- Las Golondrinas Waterfalls · attraction, Río Luis12 km
- View of El Caucho waterfall · viewpoint, Río Luis12 km
- La llanita river, small waterfall · waterfall, Río Luis13 km
- El Caucho waterfall · waterfall, Río Luis13 km
- El Macho · waterfall, Río Luis13 km
- Cascada las golandrinas · waterfall, Río Luis13 km
- Petroglyphs · attraction, Río Luis14 km
- Loma Grande trailhead · attraction, Santa Fe16 km
- Mirador loma grande · viewpoint, Santa Fe17 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Valle Bonito

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Panama
- CurrencyBalboa (PAB)
- Country calling code+507
- LanguagesSpanish, English
- Plug typesType A, B · 110 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD) · Chitré119 km
- Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) · David128 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:06) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 18:09).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Valle Bonito

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Valle Bonito. Settlements here lie between about 127 m and 575 m above sea level (median 293 m).

- Alto Bilingüe
- Alto Jujuca
- Cerro Papayo
- Cerro Peñón Número Dos
- Chelesito
- Dajao
- Doguira
- Guacamaya
- Llano Redondo
- Palma de Hilar
- Palmar
- Paso Gatus
- Pedregal
- Río Chelelé
- Río Grande
- Río Luisito
- Río Tallo
- Valle Bonito

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Valle Bonito

Named natural and historic features inside Valle Bonito, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

26 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Batea
- Quebrada Bremachia
- Quebrada Cangrejo
- Quebrada Cigua
- Quebrada Dajao
- Quebrada Guidú
- Quebrada Jujucal
- Quebrada Jujucal
- Quebrada Laja
- Quebrada Majagua
- Quebrada Mangle
- Quebrada Maquenca
- Quebrada Pifá
- Quebrada Pita
- Quebrada Quelevechia
- Quebrada Visita Flor
- Quebrada Ñumi
- Río Carriceño
- Río Doguira
- Río Guacamaya
- Río Guenere
- Río Jirote
- Río Jujuca
- Río Negro

…and 2 more.

### Hills and mountains

7 mountains; 1 hill.

- Cerro La Bomba · 1,891 m
- Cerro Peñón · 1,195 m
- Cerro Ñumi · 1,166 m
- Cerro Cheira · 1,138 m
- Cerro Motete · 922 m
- Cerro Piña · 877 m
- Cerro Maquenca · 677 m
- Cerro Piragua · 448 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Valle Bonito and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kusapín District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 258 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 2,261 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Feb (25 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 52 

Feb 23 25 

Mar 23 38 

Apr 24 99 

May 24 281 

Jun 24 248 

Jul 24 287 

Aug 24 271 

Sep 24 244 

Oct 24 283 

Nov 23 306 

Dec 23 126 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Valle Bonito

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital San Francisco Javier · Cañazas 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31706&mlon=-81.21324#map=17/8.31706/-81.21324) 

Petrol pump Private fuel sale · Santa Fe 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.51667&mlon=-81.07854#map=17/8.51667/-81.07854) 

Hotel Jair · Calovébora 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.78650&mlon=-81.20989#map=17/8.78650/-81.20989) 

School Alto Ortiga · Río Luis 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60846&mlon=-81.21025#map=17/8.60846/-81.21025) 

College Colegio Río Chiriquí · Río Chiriquí 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.84024&mlon=-81.56479#map=17/8.84024/-81.56479) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other corregimientos in Kusapín District

- Bahía Azul
- Calavébora o Santa Catalina
- Kusapín
- Loma Yuca
- Río Chiriquí
- Tobobe

## Quick answers

- Where is Valle Bonito?In Kusapín District, Ngöbe Buglé Province, Panama
- What borders Valle Bonito?Calavébora o Santa Catalina, El Paredón, Güibale, Loma Yuca, Río Luis and Santa Fe
- What is there to see in Valle Bonito?Las Golondrinas Waterfalls, View of El Caucho waterfall, La llanita river, small waterfall, El Caucho waterfall
- What time zone is Valle Bonito in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Valle Bonito?Balboa (PAB)
- What language is spoken in Valle Bonito?Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Valle Bonito?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Valle Bonito?Settlements lie between 127 m and 575 m
- What is the highest point in Valle Bonito?Cerro La Bomba (1,891 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Valle Bonito?January to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Valle Bonito?Hospital San Francisco Javier, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Valle Bonito?Private fuel sale, about 26 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Valle Bonito?PA100707 (OCHA common operational dataset)