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Category Archives: Panama
Indigenous Embera Young Girl, Colon, MG_6032
A tiny hesitant smile with crossed legs was a consent sign allowing me to take the shot.
Indigenous Embera Man, Colon, MG_6029
The Emberá people also known in the historical literature as the Chocó or Katío Indians are an indigenous people of Panama and Colombia. There are other Indigenous group living in Panama with whom the Embera share cultural similarities.
Both men and women practice body painting with the jagua fruit. Some people cover nearly their full body. Even the lower half of the face covered from a line extending back from the corners of the mouth. Some designs are solid blocks of painting with small patches of skin left open to show contrast. Others are elaborate patterns drawn with delicate lines by artists with the thin tip of a bamboo stick. Each design has its own meaning and each age group and gender are assigned specific ones.
In White- Colon, Panama, MG_6020
White is also “de rigueur, “in this part of the world, because of warm/hot/humid temperature…
and perhaps “braless.”
In Color- Colon, Panama, MG_6025
Local shop with colorful garments and hats display. Obviously the actual trend in fashion for Colon.
Façades of Colon Buildings, Panama, MG_6014
Colon is usually considered a stopover for tourists and for the attraction that lie outside of the city itself. Everyone has heard of Colon as a free zone, which is a duty free trading area. A delay with the ship entering the port didn’t allow much time for a more complete view of the city and what it has to offer.
City of Colon, Panama, MG_5999
Colón is a Panamanian city and sea port beside the Caribbean Sea, lying near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It is the capital of Panama’s Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama’s second city.
View of the city of Colon Sea Port from the ship.
Bridge construction over the Panama Canal, MG_5981
A huge undertaking and work is moving along.
Gatun Dam, Panama Canal, MG_5900
The Gatun Dam is a large earthen dam across the Chagres River near Gatun locks and critical element of the canal.
Pano View after crossing the Canal, MG_5901
Alix Bléus 