Satin Rain in the Panamá Highlands

The cute mountain town of Boquete sits on the foothills of picturesque Volcan Baró (3500m elevation). What is special about this region and its mountains is its satin rain (the name was my invention). The clouds soak up water above the ocean heading inland and hit the mountain range of this area. But instead of pouring out drops of rain like in other parts of the world, these clouds emit the thinnest vapor of water particles. The entire air is filled with the fine mist placing a thin layer of moisture on everything it touches (trees, flowers and its observers). This rain is so fine that it seems that it is both raining and not raining at the same time. It is raining because you clearly feel the tiny sparkles on the skin and face. Yet it is not raining because nothing gets actually wet as the mist evaporates as fast as it falls. The vegetation, however, constantly exposed to this satin rain, is as green and lush as you can imagine.