Pedasí

Little Pedasí may make Chitré and Las Tablas look like cities, but it is the tourist center of the Azuero Peninsula due to its proximity to Isla Iguana and Playa Venao. A quiet ranching community with plentiful gardens and a few adobe homes among cement-block buildings, Pedasí is the birthplace of Mireya Moscoso, Panama's only female president (1999-2004). She did a lot for her hometown, which now has a large branch of the Banco Nacional, a refurbished central plaza, and a street sign on every corner.