JUNGLE HIKE AND WATERFALL, EMBERA COMMUNITY AND MONKEY ISLAND
OCTOBER 16, 2013
We had a spectacular day and saw things we will never
likely see again in our lives.
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| Local fruit market |
BOAT RIDE UP THE CHAGRES RIVER
OUR JUNGLE HIKE THROUGH RIVERS AND OVER ROCKS!
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| EDUARDO, OUR TOUR GUIDE |
THE WATERFALL!!
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| REBECCA WAS THE MOST ADVENTUROUS AND WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE WATERFALL! |
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| Mom loved sitting under the waterfall! So cool! |
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| OUR NATIVE JUNGLE GUIDE! |
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| Rebecca loving the waterfall! |
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| Mason got Mom with a good splash in the eyes! |
OUR EARTH IS JUST SO INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL!!!
THE JUNGLE HIKE BACK TO OUR CANOE
THE RAIN FOREST
THE EMBERA
We visited the See Porrno Community
WE ARE GREETED BY THE EMBERA INDIANS
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| This flute player is about 80 years old |
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| It was so sweet to see a baby! |
LEARNING ABOUT THE EMBERA PEOPLE AND CULTURE
We learned that the different regions of Panama are names after the
tribal leaders in that area at the time the Spanish came and settled the land.
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| Our appetizer |
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| Embera women frying Tilapia and Plantains |
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| The woman teaches us about the fibers and colors for making baskets |
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| Our lunch -- Tilapia and Plantains in a palm leaf cone |
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| A special fruity water for washing hands |
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| That is the "you are here spot" where were on the map |
THE EMBERA WOMEN PERFORMED A COUPLE OF NATIVE DANCES
THEN THEY PERFORMED A DANCE AS COUPLES
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| THE "BAND" |
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| A tortoise shell is one of the instruments! |
IT WAS REALLY CUTE TO SEE THE CHILDREN WANTING TO JOIN
IN THE DANCE WITH THEIR PARENTS!!!
THEY INVITED US TO JOIN IN ON THE DANCE!
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| THEY GAVE THE GIRLS ALL FLOWER HEAD BANDS |
A FAMILY PICTURE WITH THE EMBERA CHILDREN!
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| NORMAL TEENAGE GIRLS -- CHATTING! |
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| Heading back |
READY FOR OUR MONKEY ISLAND ADVENTURE!!
OUR COOL BOAT RIDE THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL!
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| GOING BY A HUGE CARGO SHIP THAT IS HEADING TO THE LOCKS |
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| ANOTHER SHIP HEADING TO THE MIRA FLORES LOCKS |
WE SAW THESE MONKEYS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!
Rachel had brought bananas. We saw a couple of small Titi Monkeys at a previous location, BUT our boat driver, after we saw a crocodile/cayman, saw the branches of a tree shaking and took us over underneath. These White-faced Monkeys lept from the low branches onto the canopy of our boat!!! They jumped to the nose of the boat and took banana from Rachel.
They jumped back on the canopy of the boat and kept peeking the faces around to look at us!!!! Would you believe that my camera card was FULL!!!! AARGH!!!! These are all the pictures we took.
It was a crazy fun time! The kids went wild!!! David tried to pet their tails as they hung over the canopy edge!!!! Our tour guide had quite the wide open eyes as he called out to sit down and don't touch the wild animals! Our boat driver headed back out. It was WILD and fun!!!
Total chaos of excitement for a few minutes!!!!
I'm not sure who is the wilder animals -- the monkeys or my kiddos!!!!
Second "Cayman" we saw in the wild!
This one was at the boat dock!!
As we got off the boat, he had his long nose in the air and was chomping
multiple times on something!!!
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| Can you see that dark spot in center at the grass line? |
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