Expedition to Darien
[ Meteti
- Yaviza
- MOGUE RIVER]
Expedition
Leader: Hernán Araúz
587
kms / June 1999
[Without
Hernán's help, this expedition would have not been possible - thanks for the knowledge
and
good times!]
Expeditioners:
| Jeff, Adrienne, Carrie and Ena Caston - Blue Defender 110 |
| Felipe Acebedo, Tatiana Zapata - Green Discovery
| Jan Stichweh, María Victoria
Delgado -
Green Discovery
| Hernán, Luz and Luisa Araúz - Red Defender 110 |
| Alejandro, Julie and Amanda Díaz - Green Discovery
| Eduardo Stanziola, Angie Jaén - Red Discovery
| Robbie Calvo and TC - White Defender 90 |
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DARIEN
Expedition Information:
| Traveled a total of 587 kilometers in 2 days
with 3 Defenders and 4 Discovery's
| Total driving time:12 hours and 30 minutes
| Average Speed: 47 k.p.h.
| Learned first hand about the Emberá Indian culture
| Land Rover Club Panama helped give
donations that included medicines, food, school supplies and toys to the
Emberá tribe for a total of $1,200
| We saw first hand the the widespread
deforestation of the area
| We visited the ruins of the historic Spanish
fort San Jerónimo de Yaviza, that is being lost to the Chucunaque River
| We traveled through the Tuira River (Panama's biggest river)
| Traveled trough the Gulf of San Miguel (where the Pacific Ocean was
discovered) |
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Click
below for Pictures
Meteti and Yaviza
Embera
Indian tribe
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