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El Espiritu de Compartir, 2009
Boquete Town Center, Panama
In December 2009, the community of Boquete, Panama came together to paint a mural highlighting the wonderful work of its grassroots organizations. Artist Tova Speter of Boston led the mural process and the project was funded by generous friends and supporters.
The mural includes a large rainbow to highlight the many rainbows that Boquete enjoys daily. The quetzal in the top left is the most known bird in Boquete and the yellow hibiscus flower behind it also represents the sun.
Seven organizations make up the "community garden" including UMMF (volunteer program), Amigos de Boquete, Animales de Boquete, the Handicap Foundation, Loco por Leer (reading program), Buenos Vicinos de Boquete (food program), and Real Boquete (recycling program).
Coffee is well known, grown, and enjoyed in Boquete so the coffee cup on the right is surrounded by the coffee berries. The steam of the coffee transforms into birds that fly over Volcan Baru, the waterfall, and river that make up part of Boquete's natural beauty. The hands and the edge of the rainbow are the traced hands of Boquete residents, representing the light and color they share in their community.
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