Saturday afternoon november 22nd. the river at the back of our house started to make an scary rumbling noise.

Going down to the river.	After three days of constant rain and drizzle it was a very muddy going.
The River Chiriqui Viejo is normally about 8 meters wide here.
It had turned into a rumbling and roaring monster with sometimes very loud bangs of boulders coming down.
Eroding ferociously the embankments.
Meters high waves.
Engulfing the Rio Caballero that comes from the left.
This picture gives an idea of the amount of water.	No swimming today.
20 minutes before this water wasn't there, had to wade through it.	Remember the horse.
Taken downstream from the bridge towards Rio Sereno.
Taken downstream from the bridge towards Rio Sereno. 14 DAYS later on the 6th of December
Taken upstream from the bridge to Rio Sereno.
Taken downstream from the bridge towards Rio Sereno. 14 DAYS later on the 6th of December THIS IS THE NORMAL SIZE OF THE "RIO CHIRIQUI VIEJO" AT THE END OF THE RAINY SEASON

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