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Zona de Los Santos
Empalme, at Km 51 of the Pan-American Highway, marks the turnoff for Santa María de Dota, the first of the picturesque coffee-growing towns named after saints that dot this mountainous area known as the Zona de Los Santos (Zone of the Saints).
Zona de Los Santos at a Glance
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