Corregimiento · Cañazas District # El Picador El Picador is a corregimiento of Panama in Cañazas District, Veraguas Province. It covers 189.3 km². 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 189 km² - 2 mapped services - 476 m typical elevation ## Where is El Picador? El Picador lies in Cañazas District, Veraguas Province, Panama. It borders 7 other corregimientos: Cañazas, El Bale, El Paredón, Güibale, Los Valles, San José and San Marcelo. By area it is the 87th largest of 594 corregimientos in Panama. It covers 22.3% of Cañazas District. The centre of El Picador is about 205 km in a straight line from Panama City, the capital. It is about 17 km from Cañazas, the main town of Cañazas District. The centre point is at 8.4433° N, 81.3016° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around El Picador ### Nearby, outside El Picador - Las Golondrinas Waterfalls · attraction, Río Luis 18 km - View of El Caucho waterfall · viewpoint, Río Luis 18 km - Petroglyphs · attraction, Río Luis 18 km - El Caucho waterfall · waterfall, Río Luis 19 km - La llanita river, small waterfall · waterfall, Río Luis 19 km - El Macho · waterfall, Río Luis 19 km - Cascada las golandrinas · waterfall, Río Luis 19 km - Loma Grande trailhead · attraction, Santa Fe 19 km - Mirador loma grande · viewpoint, Santa Fe 19 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: El Picador - Time zone UTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Panama - Currency Balboa (PAB) - Country calling code +507 - Languages Spanish, English - Plug types Type A, B · 110 V - Driving side Right - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD) · Chitré 110 km - Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) · David 125 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); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 El Picador Open gazetteers list 30 villages, towns and localities in El Picador. The largest with a recorded population: Boclé (294), Río Piedra (228), Buena Vista (209), Piedra de Amolar (166), El Picador (163) and Campana (155). Settlements here lie between about 238 m and 1,032 m above sea level (median 476 m). - Boclé - Buena Vista - Cabecera de San Pablo - Campana - Cerro Pelado - Coteral - El Flor - El Hatillo - El Macanito - El Mangal - El Picador - La Gaita - La Purisima - La Purísima - Laja Morada - Las Mesillas - Llano Bonito - Pan de Azucar - Pan de Azúcar - Pedregoso - Piedra Gorda - Piedra de Amolar - Piedras Gordas - Quebrada Llana - Quebrada Venado - Rio Piedra - Río Piedra - Tebé - Tierra Cortada - Virigua Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of El Picador Named natural and historic features inside El Picador, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 17 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Amarilla - Quebrada Barniz - Quebrada Boclé - Quebrada Caimito - Quebrada Hilario - Quebrada Honda - Quebrada Huaca - Quebrada La Palma - Quebrada Laguna - Quebrada Larga - Quebrada Llana - Quebrada Nuestro Amo - Quebrada Picador - Quebrada Vijao - Quebrada Virigua - Río Escobas - Río Virigua ### Hills and mountains 22 mountains; 6 hills. - Cerro Frionera · 1,509 m - Cerro Frionera · 1,509 m - Cerro La Lima · 1,227 m - Cerro Guacamaya · 882 m - Loma Laja Pelada · 795 m - Cerro El Bramón · 770 m - Cerro Pelado · 751 m - Cerro Las Mesillas · 743 m - Cerro Virotito · 739 m - Cerro Pedregoso · 725 m - Cerro Piedra de Amolar · 719 m - Cerro La Peña Blanca · 692 m - Cerro Sapo · 664 m - Cerro Boclé · 662 m - Cerro Carjones · 661 m - Cerro La Gista · 605 m - Cerro Kancheria · 597 m - Cerro Pipa · 584 m - Cerro Campana · 579 m - Cerro Alto de Toro · 561 m - Cerro Buena Vista · 502 m - Cerro Los Bujos · 493 m - Cerro Cibilón · 490 m - Cerro Picador · 488 m …and 4 more. Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in El Picador and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cañazas District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 226 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,876 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (252 mm) and the driest Feb (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are December to April. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 22 | 20 | | Feb | 23 | 11 | | Mar | 24 | 20 | | Apr | 24 | 96 | | May | 24 | 250 | | Jun | 23 | 211 | | Jul | 23 | 209 | | Aug | 23 | 223 | | Sep | 23 | 246 | | Oct | 23 | 252 | | Nov | 22 | 250 | | Dec | 22 | 88 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Picador | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Hospital San Francisco Javier · Cañazas | 17 km | Map | | Bank | Banco Nacional de Panamá · Las Palmas | 38 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Private fuel sale · Santa Fe | 26 km | Map | | Hotel | Hostal Tierra Libre · Santa Fe | 26 km | Map | | School | C.E.B.G Río Piedra · El Picador | 3.6 km | Map | | Police station | Jefatura de Policia de Los Ruices · El Prado | 32 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in El Picador Places mapped inside El Picador in open map data, by type. - Schools 2 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other corregimientos in Cañazas District - Cañazas - Cerro de Plata - Los Valles - San José - San Marcelo ## Quick answers - Where is El Picador? In Cañazas District, Veraguas Province, Panama - What borders El Picador? Cañazas, El Bale, El Paredón, Güibale, Los Valles, San José and San Marcelo - What is there to see in El Picador? Las Golondrinas Waterfalls, View of El Caucho waterfall, Petroglyphs, El Caucho waterfall - What time zone is El Picador in? UTC−5 - What currency is used in El Picador? Balboa (PAB) - What language is spoken in El Picador? Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Picador? 30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Picador? Settlements lie between 238 m and 1,032 m - What is the highest point in El Picador? Cerro Frionera (1,509 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Picador? December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to El Picador? Hospital San Francisco Javier, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Picador? Banco Nacional de Panamá, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Picador? Private fuel sale, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of El Picador? PA130303 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Corregimiento - Area: 189.3 km² - P-code: PA130303 - District: Cañazas District - Main town: El Picador --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/panama/veraguas/canazas/el-picador/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.