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C. Cavalus 1967 Journal 23 Repe 4Km N, 3.5 Km Wg mouth Rio Yuguana, Darien Prov., Panama Sept 27th Smoked Curassow (guan) which they had killed a few days ago. Delicious & lots of it. The children are well behaved. (loos of them). One gal (about 14 or 15) was painted black Reason: she had just gotten married. They enjoyed our center. The two fets # 601 x 602 we caught with an insect net in the house. Peter one of the men tried to catch some of the begoes (with the net) who live under the house with the pig & chickens & dogs. No luck. They speak a little Spanish so the language wasn't too much of a problem. The rain came the first they've had in a while. I hope it's raining in Yaguana too because the drinking water was low when we left. Sept 28th The formaldehyde does smell as strong as I should be mad or staying longer as plans we will go back tomorrow & I'll go to Panama for supplies (I really hate to leave everything a few days) & then come back up to collect. It's decided not to set nets because of bad formaldehyde. I doubt the 2 fets will last. The cat ate the humming bird Peter was evising - a shame since we had kept it this long! On the morning we took one of the little boats (with out motor) up the river