We're stuck

Not that it's totally a bad thing. We get to spend more time with Joy and Yari here in Volcan, and we're having a good time. But we're almost out of gas and the town has no more at the gas stations because of the road blockages by the Ngobe Indians. It's actually a pretty good idea that they've cooked up: Block the major highway through Panama, which has many consequences for the entire country. It definitely has everyone's attention, and we wait to see the outcome.

We've just learned that the Indians are now on the main road in our town, so just in case phone lines and internet lines are cut (as the government did in other places to try and stop the Ngobe from organizing), we're doing good, and the protest seems fairly peaceful so far. We're all hoping that the Ngobe will be heard and that the government will have a fair solution. But for now, we can't go anywhere.

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