March 16th
Yesterday
I became an official Peace Corps Volunteer. The US Ambassador to Panama swore in all 54 Community
Environmental Conservation, and Teaching English Volunteers in my
training group. The Swear-In Ceremony was held at the Nautical Museum in Casco
Viejo (Panama’s historic district).
Afterwards we had dinner overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and then headed to Calle Uruguay to hit the
clubs and dance the night away.
Things get pretty wild when you let loose 54 people that couldn’t drink
and had to follow other people’s rules for two and half months!
August 2013 The Darien is Panamá’s largest, easternmost and least developed province. It is home to one of the world’s densest and most ecologically forests, some scientist claim that the Darien rainforest is denser and more difficult to navigate than the “deepest” sections of the Amazon. The due to the region’s geography and biology, the Darien rainforest is the only place from the top of North America to the tip of South America where the Panamerican Highway does not connect. In fact there is not a single drivable road that connects Panamá to Colombia. Due to it’s inaccessibility and history the Darien has an almost mythical reputation. Was written about in great detail when western powers were searching for the best path to build a canal through Central America. Numerous survey parties went to explore the area and all of them returned unsuccessfully and in horrendous condition or never returned at all. Without an incredibly experienced...
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