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Today, I visited the villiage of Embera Drua. A group of sailors got together and Carmen was our guide. After a winding van ride through the park along the canal, we went up along the Chagres River and loaded into a very large cayuca or wooden canoe with a large outboard. Embera indians wearing nothing more than a simple loin cloth greeted us with life jackets and sped up the flooded river. The rapids were exciting enough to need a bowman with a long pole to assist the engines.
A welcoming commitee of drummers and flutes played as we arrived at the village just as the raun started. After the history talk, we were shown their arts and crafts and offered tattoes. I, of course, jumped at the chance. A beautiful young man proceeded to decorate my calf with a traditional design. I liked it. It should last a few weeks.
I enjoyed the talapia caught in the river and they did a little traditional dance of course. It was good fun. We escaped just before the rain started again.
