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Island for One

The Chicha Chronicles

February 2nd 2008
The Comarca de Kuna Yala of Panama is a narrow, 226km-long strip on the Caribbean coast. The comarca (autonomous region) is home to the Kuna, an indigenous people who have lived here for approximately 200-400 years (previously lived in the Columbian highlands, but left after devastating attacks from poison dart-wielding tribes). Starting on February 25, 1925, after a violent and deadly uprising ag ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Panama » Kuna Yala

Panamanian Flag 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
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