On Saturday we met early in the morning at Super 99 (a local grocery store) to leave for Santa Fe where we went on a vigorous 5 hour hike through the rain forest.
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| Ready for the rain forest! |
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| Edgar, our guide, checks the route ahead to keep us safe. |
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| Isaac holding a rain forest grasshopper. |
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| The group carefully looks for stable hand and foot holds as we cross to the other side. |
About a third of the way into the hike, we stopped at a waterfall and everyone had the option to slid down!
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| Joey |
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| Greg |
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| Milton |
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| Duncan, after sliding down the waterfall. |
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| Greg and Ben |
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| Clare and Bella climbing. |
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| Another beautiful waterfall our group stopped at. |
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| Ben braves the barbed wire. |
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| Nico slips underneath the barbed wire. |
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| After the long hike, a hotel and restaurant in Santa Fe had a delicious lunch prepared for us. |
On our way home from Santa Fe, we stopped at an amazing panderia (bakery) in San Francisco. Everyody had a chance to fill up on chicheme (a fruit drink), sweet-bread, roschitos (bread circles), and braided egg bread. All in all, the group had a great time experienced the natural environment in Panama.
To calm down after the taxing day on Saturday, those who had not planned excursions with their host families, had a pool party at a small waterpark in Santiago.
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| Brent, Greg, and Jason |
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| Theresa and Kasey |
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| Bella, Megan, Clare, Camille, and Lauren |
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