Photo by H. Pittier 

 the; top of the: CHIRIQUI peak, the highest point in TPIE REPUBIvIC oe 

 PANAMA (ll,000 EEET) SEE PAGE 636 



from the sea, as the Guaymies, forced 

 back into the mountains by the Spanish 

 invaders, have long since lost the art of 

 navigation. 



These forest dwellers are of a quieter 

 and more submissive disposition, though 

 their daily contact with the stealthy and 

 hidden animal life of the woods has 

 made them more cunning and distrust- 

 ful than their brothers of the savannas. 

 These, living amidst rugged hills, in a 

 relatively cold climate, and enjoying day 

 after day the magnificent panorama of 



the surrounding mountains and plains, 

 framed in gray clouds and blue waters, 

 are more energetic and open, and also 

 proud of their undisputed independence. 



THE CUNA-CUNA OR SAN BLAS INDIANS 



According to historical records, con- 

 firmed by tradition and by a few local 

 names, the Cuna-Cuna extended for- 

 merly as far as the valleys of the eastern 

 reaches of the Chagres River, and cov- 

 ered both sides of the continental divide 

 between the present Canal Zone and the 



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