{"id":32276,"date":"2021-11-10T10:32:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T15:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=32276"},"modified":"2021-11-10T10:32:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T15:32:28","slug":"san-blas-islands-cultural-guide-panamas-paradise-wanderlust-travel-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/san-blas-islands-cultural-guide-panamas-paradise-wanderlust-travel-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"San Blas Islands: A cultural guide to Panama&#8217;s paradise &#8211; Wanderlust Travel Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/san-blas-beach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-32277\" src=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/san-blas-beach-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/san-blas-beach-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/san-blas-beach-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/san-blas-beach-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/san-blas-beach.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit the tropical archipelago of San Blas, home of the Guna Yala people, for a more culturally enriching take on \u2018beach paradise\u2019<\/p>\n<p>When you think of tropical isles, the images that most often spring to mind are blue skies and white sands. Or maybe lavish overwater villas and infinity pools. Culture rarely gets a look in. But the San Blas Islands \u2013 a collection of almost 400 heavenly specks sprinkled along\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Panama\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlust.co.uk\/destinations\/panama\/\" data-udi=\"umb:\/\/document\/57ec7f524e734c389dc95a20ba983f06\">Panama<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Caribbean coast \u2013 do things differently. While the scenery is five-star, the amenities are rather more rustic. And what the archipelago lacks in glamour it makes up for in rare indigenous insight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe San Blas islands comprise some of the most diverse, unique and spectacular natural places on earth,\u201d guide Marco Gand\u00e1segui (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anconexpeditions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">anconexpeditions.com<\/a><\/strong>) explained. \u201cAdd to that the determined people who inhabit and protect this territory and you have something truly special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those people are the Kuna Yala or, as they identify themselves, the Guna Yala. Since the aftermath of a rebellion in 1925, sparked by the suppression of Guna Yala culture, the province has been self-governing and is fiercely protective of its past. Only tribe members may live or own property within the Guna Yala Comarca \u2013 an area comprising the islands and a narrow strip of mainland \u2013 ensuring an authentic experience for those who visit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1002\/hr-j0c048_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=650&amp;height=0&amp;rnd=132806241120000000\" alt=\"The Guna Yala place women at the centre of society (Alamy)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The exact origins of the Guna Yala are unknown, but in the 16th century they were living in what\u2019s now north Colombia; following the arrival of the Spanish, they travelled north to San Blas. The area is now home to around 50,000 Guna Yala spread across 49 inhabited islands.<\/p>\n<p>Guna communities are characterised by bamboo-thatched homes, their living quarters dominated by hammocks. \u201cTo us, hammocks represent the umbilical cord and a deep connection to our Godmother, who is the earth,\u201d a Guna elder told me. There\u2019s every chance you\u2019ll be invited inside to see for yourself. One thing you\u2019ll definitely see is Guna women wearing their distinctive dress: molas (colourful layered fabrics with patterned panels) and winis (beaded wraps) often placed around the shins and lower legs.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"textSection\">\n<p>Life here is slow, refreshingly so. \u201cWe don\u2019t pay taxes and we don\u2019t have electricity bills, so there\u2019s no real need for money. The small amount that people do earn from tourism and selling coconuts to the Colombians goes towards buying sugar, clothes and material to make molas,\u201d explained local guide Igua. And that\u2019s perhaps as close to paradise as it\u2019s possible to get.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"textSection\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"textSection\">\n<h2>6 ways to experience\u00a0Guna Yala culture in San Blas<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-4\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"media\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid w-100 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=650&amp;height=0&amp;rnd=132806244430000000\" sizes=\"344px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=160&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 160w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=320&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 320w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=480&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 480w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=640&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 640w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=800&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 800w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=960&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 960w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1120&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 1120w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1280&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 1280w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1440&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 1440w\" alt=\"Bamboo-thatched huts in San Blas (Alamy)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=160&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 160w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=320&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 320w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=480&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 480w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=640&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 640w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=800&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 800w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=960&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 960w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1120&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 1120w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1280&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 1280w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1440&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806244430000000 1440w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1003\/hr-2e1cjt8-2_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=650&amp;height=0&amp;rnd=132806244430000000\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Bamboo-thatched huts in San Blas (Alamy)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-8\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"textSection\">\n<h3>1. Yandup Island Lodge<\/h3>\n<p>Owned by the delightful Alvarados, a Guna family from nearby Play\u00f3n Chico, this lodge is arguably the best accommodation in all the land. There are two choices of cabins: overwater or sea-facing, all with mosquito nets, private bathrooms and 24-hour electricity. Best of all though, it offers some of the most unusual cultural tours including a visit to the local cemetery and performances of the traditional kammu burwi dance. (<span class=\"skimlinks-unlinked\">yandupisland.com<\/span>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"textSection\">\n<h3>2. Chichime Island<\/h3>\n<p>One of the archipelago\u2019s stand-out destinations, Chichime Island is located 45 minutes by boat from the mainland and is small enough to walk around in less than 20. Book one of the five solar-powered beach cabins at Ogob Nega \u2013 it\u2019s not five-star luxury but the sensational beaches more than compensate for the shared bathrooms. (<span class=\"skimlinks-unlinked\">ogobnega.com<\/span>)<\/p>\n<h3>3. Lemon Cays<\/h3>\n<p>Sail around these sandy cays on a traditional urbor (ur meaning dugout canoe, bor meaning cloth). The Guna have used this mode of transport for generations; now, some are fibreglass and most have an outboard engine. An afternoon spent on the water, pausing to catch some naluginnid (red snapper) for lunch,<br \/>\nis simply blissful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-4\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"media\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid w-100 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=650&amp;height=0&amp;rnd=132806247120000000\" sizes=\"344px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=160&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 160w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=320&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 320w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=480&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 480w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=640&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 640w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=800&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 800w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=960&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 960w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1120&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 1120w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1280&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 1280w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1440&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 1440w\" alt=\"The traditional geometric patterns of molas were once painted directly onto the body, but were transferred to fabric after Spanish colonisation (Alamy)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=160&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 160w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=320&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 320w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=480&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 480w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=640&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 640w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=800&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 800w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=960&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 960w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1120&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 1120w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1280&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 1280w,https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1440&amp;height=0&amp;format=auto&amp;quality=90&amp;rnd=132806247120000000 1440w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wanderlust.co.uk\/media\/1005\/hr-cn95fp_1500.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=650&amp;height=0&amp;rnd=132806247120000000\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The traditional geometric patterns of molas were once painted directly onto the body, but were transferred to fabric after Spanish colonisation (Alamy)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-8\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"textSection\">\n<h3>4. Gardi Sugdup (Cart\u00ed Sugtupo)<\/h3>\n<p>This is the place to go for a masterclass on Guna culture. Workshops here cover everything from Guna music and traditional medicine to clothing. You\u2019ll also have the opportunity to see how the most iconic elements of the Guna wardrobe are made, such as molas\u00a0and winis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"textSection\">\n<h3>5. Holandes Cays<\/h3>\n<p>Embrace your inner Robinson Crusoe with a day or two on your own private island within this clutch of cays. Charter a boat to take you to the outer rim of the islands, pick an uninhabited piece of paradise, set up camp and disconnect completely. Barter with locals on nearby islands for water, beer and other essentials.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Nusagandi Nature Reserve<\/h3>\n<p>A haven for birdwatchers, Nusagandi is located on the mainland, along a road that brings you to the coast directly on the continental divide between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Here, bird species from both ridges congregate and thrive in a primeval rainforest laced with walking trails used by the Guna. 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