 The beach is nearby if it is too hot or up the mountain to Volcan Baru, which towers over the area at 11,400 feet (3478 m) high, and can be seen from hills of Monte Verde.Puerto Armuelles currently is "a company town which lost its company" according to the weekly newsletter "So you want to retire to Panama" May 9, 2005 edition by Paradise Services.The mass migration of young people to the big cities, particularly Panama City, has been ongoing for decades like in U.S. rural areas.