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Panama is one of the favorite destinations for birding, but birding in Panama is not complete unless you visit the Boquete highlands. As suggested in Robert S. Ridgley's A Guide to The Birds of Panama, Finca Lerida is a place to go "searching for quetzals and other specialties". Located in our exclusive private nature reserve at an altitude ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level, Finca Lerida is a unique and prefered destination for people interested in exploring its rich flora and fauna, for bird watchers, nature photographers and eco-tourism in general.

Finca Lerida Old House, the Finca's original vintage family home of Scandinavian design consists of 3 suites and 2 bedrooms, each with private bath, decorated conserving the warm Scandinavian style. The inviting living room with its charming old fireplace and the garden bohio have views of the forest and stream on the property.

Finca Lerida Ecolodge has 11 very confortable double rooms with private bath, each with its own porch overlooking the pristine forest and our small coffee plantation. Our award winning coffee is produced in keeping with our commitment to preserve the environment and is an important element in sustaining the surrounding forests.

After a day of birding, hiking, walking or just relaxing, enjoy our old style excellent and traditional home cooked meals, served at the Coffee House. Welcome again and enjoy our outstanding service and hospitality.

 Tours and Activities

Finca Lerida,  one of the best birding spots in the highlands of Panama, has a network of professionaly built trails which have been visited by birdwatchers looking to see the Resplendent Quetzal, and by those interested in the magnificent fauna and flora within the estate grounds.

 Coffee Tour

In recent SCAAP (Specialty Coffee Association on Panama meeting's cupping session of Best of Panama Coffees Mr. Willem Boot expressed that Boquete has the potencial of becoming the equivalent of Napa Valley for coffees.

Finca Lerida, one of the oldest and traditional Coffee Estates is owned and administered by members of the Collins family. The Estate has been producing and processing coffee since 1922. This beautiful Estate produces one of the best highland coffees of Panama. Our coffee is exported to The United States, Europe and Japan.

At Finca Lerida we offer an in depth interactive Coffee Tour for those interested in learning more about coffee, which includes a tour to the "cafetales", coffee process at the original "beneficio" or processing plant, coffee cupping and coffee roasting.

Birdwatching Tour

At  Lerida we concentrate on Highland species,  and due to the variety of trees producing the "aguacatillo", the fruit produced by the laurel family trees we have quetzals year around. Other Highland species you may see are the Collared Trogon, Orange-bellied Trogon, Three-wattled Bellbird, Dark Pewee, Silvery-throated Tanager, Sulphur-winged Parakeet, Black Guan, Prong-billed Barbet, Red-headed Barbet, Acorn Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Silvery-fronted Tapaculo, Barred Becard, Black-faced Solitaire, Buff-fronte Quail Dove, Spotted Wood Quail and the Rufous-Collared Sparrow, Silvery-throated Tanager, Sulphur-winged Parakeet, and the Black Guan.

We have a great variety of Hummingbirds, among them the Violet Saberwing, Stripe-tailed Hummingbird, White-tailed Emerald, Volcano Hummingbird, White-throated Mountain - Gem, Scintillant Hummingbird.

Hiking Tour

Enjoy hiking at Finca Lerida's natural reserve, a unique place to study and experience the cloud forest environment and to discover the flora and fauna hidden within. Our ancient trees covered with moss, epiphytic plants, and orchids are a storehouse of biodiversity. Many of the birds found in Panama can be seen in our Estate, as well as many species of plants and trees. Hike through the pristine forest to a hidden waterfall leaving civilization behind and relax listening to the sound of bird calls and the soft rush of the stream formed by waters from the fall.

Hiking tours can be full day or half day and include lunch at the lodge for half day tour or picnic lunch or full day tour. Our trails vary in degree of difficulty and one is handicap accessible.