indigenous culture – ITCHY FEET TRAVELS

Life in the Darien

January 14, 2014

El Salto, Panama January 14, 2014 Justin, the Peace Corp volunteer sited at the village of El Salto, offered to take me there and I of course jumped at the chance. The trick however, was getting there. As the crow flies, it is not that far; there are other sites that are much more remote. … More Life in the Darien

In a Village called Wahira

January 11, 2014

Meteti, Panama January 11, 2014 I had met a local woman in Meteti called Alva. As we chatted, I asked her about the indigenous peoples of this area and she told me of a couple of settlements of the Embera and the Wounaan. I wanted to visit them and Alva decided to play tourist and … More In a Village called Wahira