Good maps in Panama are hard to come by. The best Panama map I have seen so far was bought by my father in Europe. When you are on the road and it turns out there is no road, contrary to what your map says, you can always ask around. Panamanians are always willing to help out. Problem is, everything is either ´very far´ or 5 minutes away.
From Panama City you take the Interamericana for about 2-2.5 hours. This is the easy part. At Divisa (after Anton-Penonomé-Aguadulce) you take a left turn with the fly over. Then you drive down to Chitre and Las Tablas.
Now here it gets tricky. There are 2 roads, one goes down the coast to Pocrí-Pedasí-Límon-Playa Venado and the second one goes through the mountains. Most people will automatically direct you to the coastal route. Which is longer. The mountain road has been recently renewed and goes to Tonosí (passing Cacao-Valle Rico).
Drive through town in Tonosí, last fuel stop bytheway and it has supermarkets, there´s only one main road passing the small plaza. About 300 m out of town you will pass a restaurant. From here on it is about 30-40 minutes to Cambutal. There will be 2 ´major´ forks. Do not take a lefthand to Guanico and do turn left at the next fork. From here on you just keep driving till you hit the village.
Good maps only at Tommy Guardia Instituto Geografico Nacional
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