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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