http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Kuna-Yala/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Panama , Kuna Yala en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:07:29 BST Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:07:29 BST hi to all friends and whanauIts been about two months since we have sent some photos and told you where we are so we wont write to much but there are photos a plenty....Well we spent a few weeks in the Cayman Islands again whilst awaiting the bosses return for a second trip to Cuba.The guests finally showed and we did another 10 day trip around the south side finishing up in Santiago de Cuba.Had http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Kuna-Yala/blog-309073.html This morning I got to the airport at 630 and boarded a tiny plane headed north to the San Blas islands home to the Kuna Yala indians. The plane took us north over the Chagres and I got a sense of how huge it actually is. The area we covered yesterday was so small in comparison to the rest. After about 30 minutes a started to see a tiny islands of San Blas scattered in the ocean all owned s http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Kuna-Yala/blog-253460.html There are 3 ways to enter Panama from Colombia. The first is a 12day hike across the Darien gap dodging drug runners and charlatans with all your possessions in hand strongly not advised. The second and most popular option is by plane. The reason for this is that it is safe hassle free and not too expensive. Option 3 the one we chose is a beautiful 5day sailing trip via the paradise San Bla http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Kuna-Yala/blog-250073.html The Comarca de Kuna Yala of Panama is a narrow 226kmlong strip on the Caribbean coast. The comarca autonomous region is home to the Kuna an indigenous people who have lived here for approximately 200400 years previously lived in the Columbian highlands but left after devastating attacks from poison dartwielding tribes. Starting on February 25 1925 after a violent and deadly uprising ag http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Kuna-Yala/blog-243556.html Ah the Kuna people of Panama. Sit down and let me tell you more.The Kuna people are indigenous to the Darien highlands of Panama but moved to the coastal islands around the time the Spanish arrived and made a living trading with English buccaneers and other visitors. They live in closely packed communities and are fierce guardians of their main income source the coconut they even post couples http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Kuna-Yala/blog-242136.html Hello from the Kuna Yala territory in PanamaI have finished cruising through the San Blas IslandsPanamian coast and am headed to the Panama Canal shortly.Here are some snorkeling photos to wet your whistles. More updates coming soon about the San Blas Islands and the amazing Kuna civilization in this remote corner of the world.But in the meantime strap on some fins spit in your mask and coming http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Kuna-Yala/blog-242113.html