Luxury dog-friendly hotels in Los Santos Province, Panama

Los Santos Province’s southern Azuero location makes for idle days basking under the Panamanian sun, surfing Playa Venao’s peaked Pacific waves, snorkelling through Isle Iguana’s coral reefs and gawking as Isla Cañas’s resident sea turtles nest. But the slow pace of this tradition-fuelled province doesn’t mean it’s lacking in adventures. Hike through Cambutal’s waterfalls, spy humpback whales and ride horses on the beach. Los Santos also has a reputation as the hub of Panamanian culture, so sample its markets, which teem with locals displaying handmade pollera skirts and custom cutarra sandals – leave lots of space in your suitcase.