page_title: Boquete, Chiriquí
section_title: Disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon
hierarchical_section_title: Boquete, Chiriquí / Disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon
caption_attribution_description: English: The public Market in Boquete, Panama, with local, organic, fresh produce.
context_page_description: Boquete is a small mountain town in Panama. It is located in the western-most Province of Chiriquí, about 60 kilometres from the border with Costa Rica, and lies on the Caldera River, in Panama's green mountain highlands. Because of its elevation, some 1,200 metres above sea level, its climate is cooler than that of the lowlands. Its scenic location, temperature, and natural environment make it popular with Panamanians and attracts tourists and retirees from all over the world.
context_section_description: Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon were Dutch students who disappeared on April 1, 2014, while hiking in the vicinity of Boquete. After an extensive search, portions of their bodies were found a few months later. Their cause of death could not be determined definitively, but Dutch authorities working with forensic and search-rescue investigators thought it likely the students had accidentally fallen from a cliff after becoming lost. The circumstances and aftermath of their disappearance have resulted in much speculation about the cause of death, including the death of Leonardo Arturo Gonzalez Mastinu, the taxi driver who bought Kris and Lisanne to the Pianista trail on the morning of April 1st. Foul play could not be entirely ruled out and Panamanian officials came under fire for allegedly mishandling the disappearance and aftermath. Further investigation into the case in 2017 uncovered enough new evidence to suggest foul play, as well as a possible link to several other murders in the area .
  ==Photographs of Boquete and surrounding area==
caption: fresh, locally grown produce
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