Thursday, November 15, 2007

BOQUETE

CHIRIQUI

Weaknesses in the district of Boquete

We need better roads and widen sidewalks.

Boris Gomez
Negocios@prensa.com

Source: http://www.prensa.com/

BOQUETE, Chiriqui .- One might think that in terms of tourism everything is rosy in the district of Boquete, but some traders think otherwise.

Saul Soto, Doris Taylor, employees of a hotel in the district of Boquete, ensures that need better streets, sidewalks and expand they have ramps for the disabled, a new transport terminal, better policing and a transport system to meet the needs of the population.

"Here there is only buses until 6:30 in the afternoon. Thereafter, you have to pay taxi for 20 US dollars or from the city of David," said Taylor.
Students have always had that problem, and are affected by the lack of offers of transportation. If you are seriously ill and no ambulances or die or pay a taxi to go to a hospital to David Taylor explained.
He said that the population is awaiting the draft Terminal Transport announced years ago by the administration of Mayor Manuel Ruiz. Taylor explained that the main street of Boquete has been too narrow for the number of vehicles circulating in the area.
"The sidewalks are not a marvel. Many tourists who come to walk and enjoy the weather, are threatened by vehicular traffic," said Soto.
One of the hotels of the town is the problem that in its environs, there is an abandoned house which has become a lair of thugs threatening tourists and visitors to the hotel.

We have warned of the danger and had not been easy something is done, said Soto