The Province of Veraguas
Veraguas is the Republic's Granary and the birthplace of a legendary Indian warrior. It is one of the central provinces with its capital in Santiago. The districts are Las Palmas, Cañazas, Santa Fé, Calobre, San Francisco, La Mesa, Soná, Río de Jesús, Montijo, Santiago, and Atalaya. With a population of about 200,000 people Veraguas is the only province with coasts on both oceans. the main economic activities of Veraguas include: coffee growing in Santa Fé, Calobre, and Cañazas, rice crops in La Mesa, tobacco in Las Palmas, livestock and agricultural business throughout the province and manufacturing straw hammocks.
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