Chiriquí is the breadbasket for this region of Central America. The economy is based principally on livestock and agriculture farming, and provides the majority of cultivated products to its neighbor to the east, Panama. In addition to tourism and the growing number of international residents, Chiriquí’s most recent source of economic growth is the cultivation of highland coffee, spreading widely across plantations throughout the province.

Coffee produced in Chiriqui is considered the finest in the world and record breaking prices have been paid for recent harvests.