San Francisco is a village in the Veraguas region of Panama.

Understand

In 2010, it had a population of about 2,300.

Get in

At Santiago de Veraguas (Km 250 Pan American Highway), go north about 15 km.

Get around

Small town you can walk everywhere

See

San Francisco de La Montaña church

• 1 San Francisco de La Montaña. This baroque temple dates from 1630. The church has several hand-carved altarpieces that show great cultural syncretism. The altarpiece of La Purísima has 192 pieces. The altarpieces of the Passion, of Saint Anthony and of the souls in purgatory, have 120 pieces each. They are in Churrigueresque baroque style, with a notable indigenous influence in the carved motifs.  

Do

• El Salto waterfall
• Santa Maria River