So a guy named Ken Yamashita, the Peace Corps Regional Director for the Inter-american and Pacific Region (a.k.a. the boss of my boss's boss) came to see the country and visit a few communities while he was here. He did not visit Taimati, but he did visit Cemaco! For those of you that do not remember, Cemaco is my closest neighboring village and another volunteer, Matt Simon, lives there. I got to go up there and see no less than 4 people, including Ken, from the Peace Corps Office that exercise authority over me land in a helicopter on the Cemaco soccer field and then enjoy a morning of cultural sharing in Cemaco. The people of Cemaco had a table displaying some artisan goods that they had made and then performed some cultural dances during a presentation where they also discussed what they are working on in the community and what problems they are encountering. Along with the head honchos of Peace Corps the director of MINSA, the Panamanian government agency that deals with health and sanitation issues, was there. This allowed him to invite Matt out to a meeting in Panama to discuss how they could bring an aqueduct to Cemaco. From what I hear this meeting went well and they should be sending people out very soon to inspect the situation. To round out this post here are some photos and videos of the event the day of their arrival:
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