Isla Ina: San Blas Islands

Day 46 to 49: San Blas Islands

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May 8th 2022
I returned by bus from Bocas to Panama City (actually it's a ferry plus a bus) and stayed overnight at Panama City. Next day I was taking a tour to San Blas Islands. San Blas is a collection of 365 islands (some as small as a single palm tree, many uninhabited) on the Caribbean coast in Panama. These islands are inhabited by the Kuna people who are an indigenous tribe. In fact, in these islands ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Kuna Yala

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With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more