Super Barú Boquete — Local services in Bajo Boquete

This store has the largest variety of products gringos might be familiar with in all of Boquete. It has plenty of more regional items as well. It is not a huge store, though, and the item you hope to find may not be on the shelf. They do restock during the day, which is good. But it makes navigating the narrow aisles challenging at times.

They offer new products weekly and sometimes it's a very pleasant surprise.

To add space for more products, the shopping carts are outside the entrance. Baskets for a quick few items are still at the inside entrance where they...

Narrow aisles, high prices, few cashiers. Disinterested, unmotivated and unfriendly personnel. Very long wait at the deli counter. Very few units of most of the products. If you buy 5 or 6 units of some of the drinks, for example, there are none left. Some products are missing, probably for this same reason, the lack of space. But I also noticed that shelves aren't refilled quickly, so there are probably other issues as well. All in all quite...

Just like in the states, where we all had our favorite markets, here in Boquete, Baru is mine. Compact, easy to shop , and find what you need. There are no supply chain issues here! All the markets are well stocked! Baru is well maintained and clean, with a small but well stocked poultry and meat dept. Unlike the states, you will not find EVERYTHING you want or need...