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Hello! After 20 days without internet, we have so much to return to the fray with the blog! Thanks to all who have sent us comments and mails! We promise more adventures in the next post! For those who already know us, know we like the adventure and the unknown. Panama is a country where tourism has not exploited, although there are certain busy areas. Farthest and little visited Panama's Darien province, located in the south of the country and the border with Colombia. The Darien is a large area high ecological value because it is a very narrow tropical jungle that separates the two oceans and two continents with more than 10000 species and 1500 kinds of plants and trees. After the Amazon, said that the Darien is the second lung of the world. Also in this province are the two districts that are home to indigenous tribes and Embera Wounaan.
On this occasion, we met a traveler who has been through here and on the Internet and the only guide we have seen information, so we went to the bus station without knowing where we were going very well. What we do know is where you can not go by the presence of the guerrillas who control the border and drug trafficking, one of the reasons that tourism is not forthcoming. Undeserved fame.
began our adventure in a 6 hour bus left us in Santa Fe there we visited the first community wounaan, Puerto Lara. These tribes live with one foot in the past and one in the future. On one side live in huts without walls or doors, no electricity and no beds or facilities, but on the other side of the boat wear t-shirts, hats and women nike cloths "made in Japan", but can still see some old dressed as Indian . The people are very kind to us. Then.jpg)
invite you to their homes, to try their food and their farms where they have organic plantations of rice, coffee, maize and sugar cane and some fruits. We made our first leisurely walk through the jungle, we tattooed their bodies with 'Jaguar' and begin to know the indigenous customs. We're still in the gateway to the province so we decided to go a little further. To reach the most remote areas we first had to get to La Palma, first to Chiva (mini bus van type) and then panga (small boat motor.) La Palma is the capital of the province, a mix of Latino people and indigenous mestizos. The village has only one street with an internet station and some shops closed and mini market. Wooden houses are not very pretty and if people do not have much. Here you can breathe a Latin character, with little music in several bars and corners (bachata and calf). We stayed 2 days in a hostel run by the teacher Wilhelmina, who made us feel at home. After 8 months of traveling through Asia, we are now delighted to be able to communicate in the language of the locals, but we confess that we miss the great Asian food, because here is a basic diet of fried foods, and especially many very nasty little variety. There are a lot of obesity, especially among women. Just eat fruit and vegetables. You seem to believe, but we have not seen tomatoes or vegetables or fruits in almost 20 day trip.
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During a walk around outside, we are an Indian family that left us to give a mini canoe-kayak tour. We were happy with our toy. It seemed very authentic paddle in a hand-carved chunks so small. The joy lasted only a few seconds because the second we went into the water paddling clothes, with the new phone 4 days ago, clothing, handbag ... I did not know whether to laugh or mourn. Those girls who laughed were Indians who could not believe my patosidad and clumsiness. The phone no longer rose and the lost all contacts of our Panamanian friends.
There is no infrastructure, no roads, cars, motorcycles, but if there is rain, rain, more rain, rivers and sea. So if you want to move and travel have 3 choices: hire a private panga or special trip with a minimum charge of $ 70 per trip, go the distance on foot through jungle, or attached to public pangas there a week where paid $ 10 per person. We wanted to reach Mogue, an indigenous village in the middle of the jungle and facing a river. Of the blue, met Elisabeth, a beautiful elementary school teacher (of the few with tipin of town). This is good for travel through time, in countries where there is time. We spent the whole evening chatting, listening to music and watching videos their parties in Panama. The next day we went and gratelo with a group of teachers in the direction of Mogue. We have a flower in the ass ...
On this occasion, we met a traveler who has been through here and on the Internet and the only guide we have seen information, so we went to the bus station without knowing where we were going very well. What we do know is where you can not go by the presence of the guerrillas who control the border and drug trafficking, one of the reasons that tourism is not forthcoming. Undeserved fame.
began our adventure in a 6 hour bus left us in Santa Fe there we visited the first community wounaan, Puerto Lara. These tribes live with one foot in the past and one in the future. On one side live in huts without walls or doors, no electricity and no beds or facilities, but on the other side of the boat wear t-shirts, hats and women nike cloths "made in Japan", but can still see some old dressed as Indian . The people are very kind to us. Then
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invite you to their homes, to try their food and their farms where they have organic plantations of rice, coffee, maize and sugar cane and some fruits. We made our first leisurely walk through the jungle, we tattooed their bodies with 'Jaguar' and begin to know the indigenous customs. We're still in the gateway to the province so we decided to go a little further. To reach the most remote areas we first had to get to La Palma, first to Chiva (mini bus van type) and then panga (small boat motor.) La Palma is the capital of the province, a mix of Latino people and indigenous mestizos. The village has only one street with an internet station and some shops closed and mini market. Wooden houses are not very pretty and if people do not have much. Here you can breathe a Latin character, with little music in several bars and corners (bachata and calf). We stayed 2 days in a hostel run by the teacher Wilhelmina, who made us feel at home. After 8 months of traveling through Asia, we are now delighted to be able to communicate in the language of the locals, but we confess that we miss the great Asian food, because here is a basic diet of fried foods, and especially many very nasty little variety. There are a lot of obesity, especially among women. Just eat fruit and vegetables. You seem to believe, but we have not seen tomatoes or vegetables or fruits in almost 20 day trip. .jpg)
During a walk around outside, we are an Indian family that left us to give a mini canoe-kayak tour. We were happy with our toy. It seemed very authentic paddle in a hand-carved chunks so small. The joy lasted only a few seconds because the second we went into the water paddling clothes, with the new phone 4 days ago, clothing, handbag ... I did not know whether to laugh or mourn. Those girls who laughed were Indians who could not believe my patosidad and clumsiness. The phone no longer rose and the lost all contacts of our Panamanian friends. There is no infrastructure, no roads, cars, motorcycles, but if there is rain, rain, more rain, rivers and sea. So if you want to move and travel have 3 choices: hire a private panga or special trip with a minimum charge of $ 70 per trip, go the distance on foot through jungle, or attached to public pangas there a week where paid $ 10 per person. We wanted to reach Mogue, an indigenous village in the middle of the jungle and facing a river. Of the blue, met Elisabeth, a beautiful elementary school teacher (of the few with tipin of town). This is good for travel through time, in countries where there is time. We spent the whole evening chatting, listening to music and watching videos their parties in Panama. The next day we went and gratelo with a group of teachers in the direction of Mogue. We have a flower in the ass ...
Here we leave some pics! You will see the first indigenous , fauna and flora of the forest.
Kisses to all! Uschi and Robert
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