Yesterday was a remarkable day. After a 1 hour drive to meet up with our tourguide, Anne Gordon, we arrived at our embarcation point on the river where we caught the first sight of the dugout canoe that would take us to the Embera Puru village.These are remarkable people with a simple life focussed around family and nature. They were as curious about us as we were about them and the whole day was a rich and meaningful experience.
The dugout ride took us across a lake that has been damned to supply water to the Panama Canal, but these people were here long before that.As the lake narrowed into a winding river, our drivers found a small stream off to the side which lead up to a beautiful little waterfall.
We got out of the canoe and walked upstream to appreciate it's beauty up close. Warm, fresh water coming out of the jungle that we didn't want to leave.
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