Tree House Tribe Panama

Harpy Eagle The national bird of Panama whose favorite food is young tender monkeys who are foolish enough to pop their heads out of the canopy and become lunch for a soaring bird of prey. Under the best of circumstances, getting a hundred feet up in a tree is no small accomplishment. One of the things that I love about this country is the Panamanian’s ability to work without the proper equipment. In fact, there is a phrase in Spanish “Trabajando con las uñas” that translates to a man working with no tools only with his finger nails. This was a perfect example for that phrase. Orangutan, started his ascent with a small plastic bag filled with stones and a string around it. His technique was to spin the sack of stones and fling it up over a branch. He reminded me of David vs Goliath. After the sack had cleared the branch and came back to Orangutan, he would attach a small string to a rope. He was now able to pull the rope up over the branch.  After the rope was firmly attached...