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A Visit to the Indigenous Embera Tribe near Panama City and the last few days in Panama

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I felt a bit guilty arriving back at Panama city at 4am as we needed to wake Rita up to let us in. Luckily she wasn ´t too grumpy with us so I slept a bit better until midday. I didn ´t get up to much at all that day besides sorting out some admin stuff. In the evening it was time to party with Angelica´s friend, Santiago or Santi for short. We went to a nightclub called Pure which was all white couches and blue lighting. The music was a pretty good mix of Reggaeton and commercial chart stuff and the crowd seemed very cosmopolitan... luckily I had my one and only collared shirt on so I don´t think I stuck out too much as the traveller bum that I am! The next day started off bright and early. Another family expedition had been planned to the indigenous Embera tribe and we were soon en route with mewling kids and hungover 20 somethings. The area was nearby to the city (only just over an hour drive) and had a unique micro climate . This valley is a catchment area for a large amount of ...