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immediately to the Coast, but the ilhiess terminated fatally on IMay 28, 

 the Institution being advised by the Navy Department of Air. Baer's 

 death. 



The route followed was from Balboa to San IVIiguel Bay, through 

 Darien Harbor and up the Tuyra River to the village of Real. 

 There a change was made to smaller boats and the Rio Chucunaque 



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ascended to Yavisa, near which a permanent camp was established. 

 A visit was made to the Choco Indians, who occupy the middle river 

 valleys above tidewater, and to the Cuna, who live in the higher river 

 valleys and mountain districts. The Choco have a local government, 

 live in large, well built community houses, and subsist on rice, bananas, 

 plantains, corn, and yucca. They are expert fishermen, diving into 



