Santa Clara is a beach town in Coclé Province, Panama. The settlement is a small fishing village with tourist lodgings and Panamanians' weekend homes.Kristina Schreck. Frommer's Panama. John Wiley and Sons (2006), p. 178. . It is located just off the Inter-American Highway, 11 km southwest of the El Valle turnoff and 100 km southwest of Panama City.Patricia Katzman. Panama. Hunter Publishing (2006), p. 158. . The closest town is beach resort Farallón.Sarah Woods. Panama. Bradt Travel Guides (2005), p. 156. . Santa Clara's stretch of white sand beach is relatively uncrowded, and there are more locals and fewer tourists in Santa Clara than at other nearby beaches.Matthew D. Firestone & Regis St. Louis. Panama. Lonely Planet (2007), p. 136. .
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