QUEBRADAS LLANAS Cont...

This picture should have been last, as Indiana Jane cooked us up a serious reward here.
Seeing as I messed up, it's first. And yeah, her cake was good. Wifey was counting the calories on every climb just so she could eat some cake, as you can tell from her happy smile.
One of those things again. These four legged things keep creeping up. This one was free roaming as far as we could tell. Lots of them around, and although shy, they usually get over it and come nosying around.
This guy was chucking beans when the ladies came calling. He was busy though, what with the beans and all...
So Nadia decided to help out.
Friend thought that the switch was amusing.

It looks as if my saying that Ngäbere smiles being few and far between is a lie. It's not. This Ngäby smile is again very rare, as is their telling you their names.
It wasn't too long ago that sharing a name was common, as it is in our community. However, some malicious latinos found out that they could claim land as their own by simply claiming to be the landowner and knowing the proper name. A flood of latinos quickly took advantage, becoming instant friends of these shy people so they could get their proper first and last names. Once they got that, they went to the claims office and claimed the land had been sold to them, leaving the natives with nothing.
Today, it's very rare that a native will tell you their real name.
We're arguing logistics here, and dividing up the houses between us.
Alfonso is a great friend. Both him and his wife sacrificed a great career, and against all odds, came to volunteer here in Panama. As many know, he is of course unpaid and has used his own meager funds to be here.

We're hoping he and his wife can be here forever. Wife and I have tremendous respect and great love for the two, who always seem to have a huge smile on their face even when facing serious stress.
Who's the trapped one, the monkey or the boy?

Shy, and not shy...Most Ngäbere boys and girls start working early and never make it to school.
This bridge is actually pretty good. And the people in the back (out of view) are very happy to see us.
Although it looks as if they're waiting for me to lay an egg, it's not. But, I have no idea what we were all talking about. I'd like to say that it was something incredibly spiritual. Yeah, that's it.
Around Volcán Baru, we can actually see how clouds form.