Veggies heading for Panama as sections of highway reopen

Dozens of trucks with agricultural merchandise – coming from Tierras Alta –  left David early Monday morning, heading for Panama after sections of the Inter-American highway in Chiriquí that have been closed for the last 20 days, due to protests over the mining contract, were gradually reopened.

The trucks were monitored by the National Police.

The road will be open for about 12 hours, according to the indigenous groups of the Ngäbe Buglé Region.

The authorities hope that the trucks will arrive in the capital this afternoon, after weeks of shortages. Most supermarkets do not have vegetables such as lettuce, tomato, cabbage, carrots, and potatoes, among others. Additionally, the prices of these products have been increasing.