Emberra village and rain forest walks

View of the central Panamanian rain forest from the balcony of our room at the Radisson Summit, near the Centennial Bridge on the east side of the Canal.

Skyline of Panama City via long lens.

Rain forest nature walk.

Our hotel.

Column of leaf-cutter ants.

Flower popularly known as "Hot Lips."

Lobby of the Radisson.

I loved this bench: so much more comfortable than a flat slab of wood!

JJ kept us well-informed during the entire two-week adventure.

Setting off for a trip up the Gatun River to visit village of the Embera indigenous community.

Spider Monkey.

Our Embera pilot was clearly well-acquainted with this little fellow.

A warm welcome at Embera Quera.

Interior of the palm thatched roof.

JJ and leader of the community.

One of the beautiful Embera baskets.

Fine wood carvings are another traditional Embera craft.

This scene reminded me very much of our trip to Hawaii.

Return trip to our hotel.

Another walk in the verdant jungle.

Armadillo.

Arboreal ant nest.

Howler Monkey.

Back to our room.

Another jungle walk along the Summit Palm Tree Trail.  We were pleased to be able to spend so much time in the rain forests since our chances to do that in Africa had been more limited.

A hitchhiking gecko on David's hat.

An exhibit at the Summit Botanical Gardens and Zoo dedicated to the Harpy Eagle, the national bird of Panama.

A live Harpy Eagle.

Rubber Trees.