Errebache - Part 1

What an amazing experience I've had over the past few days. We traveled by van and then boat to arrive at the Errebache village. Tulio (the chief's son) was our guide - he just finished his own DTS in Panama City. We had the most wonderful welcome - as our boat pulled in to the dock, the most beautiful children came running up to us. There skin was the color of chocolate milk and they were so cute! It is a small village, only about 3 years in the making. They welcomed us with open arms and we felt at home even though they were speaking a combination of Spanish (thanks goes out to Sara our wonderful translator) and their native tongue of Embera. We were able to take some pictures the first day, but there was a lot of rain which hindered things. They killed a chicken for us for supper, which I'm sure meant a lot to them. Our group shared a hut to sleep in - it was totally open, built up on stilts. That made for interesting night as Panama was struck by yet another earthquake (the same location as the last, "only" 5.3 this time!). I apparently was too tired from the travel and excitement of the day because I missed this earthquake as well. The village itself was north of Panama City, just off the Carribean Sea. Our hut was the middle one in the picture below.