A bunch of us took a tour to a native Indian camp on the Chagres River that feeds the Gatun lake which is the middle of the Panama Canal. The area is a national park but the native Indians have been allowed to stay. We took tour buses to a point where we got in dug out canoes powered by outboard motors to go up the river to the village. There we had information about the people and their way of life. They try to maintain a traditional way of life while welcoming tourist info your village. It was hard to decide if the lady that let the children play with the games on her cell phone was doing good or not.
Below is everyone loading into canoes to head up the river.
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