Guna Yala

The autonomous territory of the Guna people, with hundreds of small Caribbean islands of white sand and palm trees, offering a taste of Guna culture and unspoiled island life.

Guna Yala is an Indigenous autonomous region on the Caribbean coast of northeastern Panama, made up of a narrow strip of mainland and many small islands of the San Blas Islands, self-governed by the Guna people. Visitors mostly stay in simple island huts and enjoy white sand, palm groves, snorkeling and traditional Guna culture; the colorful appliqué textiles known as "molas," made by local women, are especially emblematic. The dry season, roughly December to April, is ideal. You can travel from Panama City by 4WD over mountain roads to a dock and then switch to a boat, or fly in on a small plane.

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