The Plan

Tomorrow we will be travelling through the panama canal. We have no idea what time we will actually go through because you have to cue up and wait your turn. So basically if there is nobody there I think we will start our journey at about 8 am. Otherwise I am not certain. What I do know is that once we start it will take the majority of the day to go through the various parts of the canal.
For thos who are interested there is a live webcam at www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html I will try and post a message on this blog when we start going through the canal.
When I get to Panama I will be doing another Academic Field Programme. This one looks great just like Lisbon. I will be study development in indigenous communities. No lectures on this AFP, we are meeting people affected by tourism, development of the canal and a couple of other issues. I will be meeting with the Veraguas, Naso, Ngabe and Charco La Pava communities. Our themes for this AFP are the conflict between urban development and natura welath, affect of hydroelectricity plants on traditional life, preservation of indigenous communities and generally the conflicts faced by indigenous communities. It looks like we will be crisscrossing the country starting in Santiago. Hopefully I will have fantastic stories of adventures for you all when I return on Saturday.
Also, we are told that our internet connection will finally be fixed by the time we leave Panama and I will be able to put up a few photos.
Take care until then!
xx Caitlin
 
P.S. Can anyone tell me if Howard has got around to calling the election yet?

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