Tribe takes pride in the simple life

By Michael Turtle
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:51am, first published April 19 2020 - 12:00am
Bribie tribe member Cesar Selles navigates the fast-flowing river. Pictures: Michael Turtle
Bribie tribe member Cesar Selles navigates the fast-flowing river. Pictures: Michael Turtle

We're battling against the current as we head up the river. In a long wooden dugout - carved out of one single tree - two members of the indigenous Bribri tribe are taking me to one of their small communities at the very edge of Costa Rica, alongside the border with Panama.

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