We took a day trip to visit the Embera indians.
They are an indigenous group similar to the Kuna.
The government has relocated them to a place they
can stay and in exchange they provide a "cultural
experience" for tourists.
At first I was quite amazed and thrilled that the
culture seemed so alive and intact but the more I
observed and the longer we stayed I began to feel
a twinge of doubt. When the busloads of tourists
from the cruise ships arrived I decided it might not be
so authentic.



These local men greeted us with some music.



The village. Each family lives in its own little
elevated home.