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| Mortensen home in Cardenas |
More house |
House at twilight |
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| Hill near where Chaz and Helga live. New U.S.Embassy will be built near here. |
View from Hill looking down to Laura's school |
Veranera ("Summer Flower") at Mortensen house. Only the white part is the blossom. The leaves turn to color as blossom forms. |
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| Another Veranera |
And another Veranera |
Casco Viejo -- older part of Panama City |
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| Casco Viejo |
Bay of Panama from Casco Viejo |
National Theater, Panama City (Laura performed dance there) -- Casco Viejo |
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| Hotel near Plaza Mayor, Panama City |
Tower at Panama Viejo ruins |
Old Panama Ruins |
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| A "Beulah gift" maybe? (Artisan shop at Panama Viejo) |
A perfect "Beulah gift," says Laura |
Waiting for dentist to fix broken tooth |
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| Before crown |
After crown |
Waiting for replacements |
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| A true Mortensen, looking at maps |
Chatting with friends |
Taking it easy |
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| Madden Dam on Chagres River (on way to Colon and Portobelo) |
At Madden Dam |
Fine looking bunch at Madden Dam |
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| Interesting tree root at Chorro Macho falls (near El Valle, about 1.5 hours from Panama City, elevation almost 4,000 feet) |
Do not swing or jump on bridge (Chorro Macho) |
Hummingbird nest in center of photo (Chorro Macho) |
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| Waterfall at Chorro Macho |
The water is really cold (Chorro Macho) |
But they went in anyway |
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| Chorro Macho falls |
Chorro Macho |
Careful! (Chorro Macho) |
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| Flower at Chorro Macho |
Flower at Chorro Macho |
Flower at Chorro Macho |
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| Flower at Chorro Macho |
Banana "flower" with fruit forming at base. Chorro Macho |
El Valle at Nispero Park |
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| Parrots and Macaws at Nispero Park |
Clouds descend over El Valle |
Nispero Park at El Valle |
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| Flower (orchid?) at Nispero Park |
Flower at Nispero Park |
Entrance to old fort at Portobelo (Portobelo is about 25 miles east of Colon on the Atlantic side) |
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| Portobelo Ruins -- the fortifications protected trade from pirates. |
One small leap for Danny (Portobelo) |
Ready, but poorly aimed -- don't fire just yet (Portobelo) |
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| Portobelo Ruins |
I really was here before. Deja vu! On wall of guard post at Portobelo |
Portobelo looking toward old Customs House |
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| Portobelo Ruins |
Fossils in stones at Portobelo |
Church next to Portobelo Ruins |
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| Panama Railway train arriving at Colon. We boarded it for return trip to Balboa. |
Embera women at Gamboa Church. They live in a nearby village called San Antonio. |
Laura in her Cuna dress at Gamboa Church (Cunas are one of Panama's indigenous groups) |
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| Casco Viejo (at right in distance) from Causeway (taken on bike ride) |
Panama Bay from Causeway (bike ride) |
A pause on the bike ride on the Causeway. Hill in distance is Ancon Peak. |