News Panama Embera-Wounaan: Migrant Wave Disrupts Life in Panama’s Darién Gap
The roadless Darién Gap was for centuries an almost impenetrable and pristine strip of land connecting what is now Panama and Colombia, inhabited by the indigenous Emberá and Wounaan people. Now, tens ...
News Panama Embera-Wounaan: 7 of the best things to do in Panama
One of the most diverse land-based protected areas in the region, the Darién National Park is one of Panama’s best-kept treasures. The spectacular rainforest is home to several native tribes, ...
News Panama Embera-Wounaan: Panama Indians: Our Forest Management Is Sustainable, Despite Accusations
PANAMA CITY – Members of Panama’s Embera-Wounaan tribe living in the Darien jungle on Tuesday defended their management and exploitation of their forests as “sustainable” and in compliance with ...
News Panama Embera-Wounaan: Panamanian indigenous people act to protect the forest from invading loggers
The Darién Gap between Panama and Colombia has long been known as an impregnable stretch of rainforest, rivers and swamps inhabited by indigenous peoples as well as guerrillas, drug traffickers and ...
