KUNA YALA
Paraíso natural
Photos KUNA YALA – SAN BLAS
- Kuna Yala Islands
Kuna Yala Islands
Kuna Yala Islands
Kuna Yala Islands
Kuna Yala Islands
Kuna Yala Islands
Kuna Yala Islands
- Kuna Yala Islands
- Kuna Yala Islands
- Cayos Holandeses
Kuna Yala Islands
- Inside the jungle
Barsukun jetty
Boat to go to the island
Caribbean Sea in Kuna Yala
- Natives
Who we are…
Choose your tourist guide...!
Tony and Uskuin. We are natives and tourist guide with lot of expertise in our region, Kuna Yala.
Acommodation
In our islands, you can sleep in our clean and natural cabine (private or shared), with natural bed inside. Ask for private cabines front of the sea!!
You can also ask for prices if you want to sleep in tent or hammock.
SPECIAL TRADITION PACKAGE
Hi all!
If you want to take the opportunity to enjoy yourself a traditional kuna celebration, ask for dates..!
Tradition: Puberty party (In kuna language: INNA DUMAT)
Reserve your general package of 4 days and 3 nights on dates when it will be a tradition party and you will have the choice to enjoy this tradition. Moreover, you will stay in a spectacular island, with transport, bed and 3 meals per day included.
Contact us now for bookings and additional information!! http://kunayalainfo.wordpress.com
Cel. (507) 68011251
Email: kunayala_tourist@hotmail.com
SITUATION
Archipelago of Kuna Yala is also known worldwide as San Blas region.
Location of Kuna Yala
Kuna Yala is a territory governed autonomously by the indigenous Kuna people. The name means Kuna-land or Kuna Mountain in the Kuna language.
The capital of Kuna Yala is El Porvenir.
The islands of Kuna Yala are situated in the Panamanian coast of the Caribbean sea , bordering Colombia and the province of Darién. There are 365 islands.
√ We like to say that there is an island for every day of the year
OUR FLAG
Our flag
The flag of Kuna Yala was adopted in 1925, and is based on a swastika design, an ancient symbol in Kuna culture that means “Los 4 vientos” (4 winds).
GASTRONOMY
The typical dish is “Tulemasi” which is a soup made with fish, plantain, coconut and other vegetables.
In Kuna Yala, you can ask for special seafood like lobsters and spider crabs.
Please, take into account that normally, from 1st March till 1st June, it is not allowed to catch lobsters, spider crabs and other kinds of seafood in order to preserve these species. That is forbidden by General Kuna Congress.
ECONOMY
Fishing is the mainstay of the traditional Kuna subsistence economy. Also once of the most important activity is tourism (islands, beaches, snorkelling tours, fishing tours, jungle tours, wird & flora watching tours…). The most tourist place in Kuna Yala is Carti Region.
Other activities are agriculture and handicrafts. The most popular handicraft is the “Mola”, what is made by Kuna’s women. “Molas” are traditional Kuna female dress.
Kuna men wear standard western clothes a and Kuna women wear gold rings in their ears and noses and blue vertical lines painted on their faces; they use molas, the tradicional dress. Molas are the most popular souvenir for visitors of Kuna Yala.
Our tourists…
12 junio 2010 a las 6:01 PM · Archivado en ALL PHOTOS, OUR TOURIST COMMENTS
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