Thread: Cuna Yala

Ok, been hanging out in Panama for the past week, went to KUNA YALA province, which is about a 3 hour drive each way from the city of Panama, a mountainous drive to the coast. Same route the mule packs carried gold from Peru across the isthmus to the Atlantic coast town of NOMBRE DE DIOS. Took a boat to the SAN BLAS ISLANDS, hung out there all day, scored some lobster and CENTOLLO crabs, from the locals, very cheap stuff, excellent to cook up when I got back. Sun was scorching hot, but kept on my tshirt and rubbed plenty of protectant lotion, so didn´t get burned. Their main island of the Cuna´s, we stopped over to drop someone off, full of thatched roofs and grass huts. Looked like a huge thriving community there. Also saw a group of Cunas swimming from one island to the other , around some 10-15 Cunas, kind of strange to watch them from the boat in the middle of the water there swimming like nothing, laughing smoking and joking. Guess they don´t fear sharks eh.
The main island we hung out at was ISLA AGUJA. Or NEEDLE ISLAND. Not much there but there is camping, a restaurant, very rustic, and rustic toilet facility. Lots of beach and plenty of sun and swimming. Don´t know when I get back, but nonetheless, the 29Palms kikin back in PTY downing BALBOA beer.