| by Aracely on August 17th, 2024 | No Comments » | Photo of the Day
During our sailing trip from Panama to Colombia, we spent 2 days exploring the San Blas islands in Panama’s Caribbean. The indigenous Kuna tribe inhabits the islands. Amazingly, they build huts such as these on the tiniest of islands. They navigate between each island in dugout canoes.
A Tiny San Blas Island Covered in Kuna Tribe Huts
| by Aracely on July 1st, 2024 | 2 Comments » | Photo of the Day
This was one of the boats near us during our visit to the island of Chichime in San Blas Islands, Panama during our sail trip from Panama to Colombia
Sailboat In San Blas Islands Panama
| by Jason on June 2nd, 2024 | No Comments » | Caribbean, Guest Post, Haiti, Projects
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In the wake of the January 12th earthquake, the island nation of Haiti was left in ruins. The country’s capital, Port-Au- Prince, crumbled, killing more then 250,000 people while leaving 1.5 million homeless and more than 300,000 orphans…a figure that is rising every day. While the world and media came to the aid of the Haitian people, they have long since moved on to other stories and events, following suit with the typical “attention span” of the world wide news media.
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| by Aracely on April 21st, 2024 | 1 Comment » | Photo of the Day
San Blas Islands are located on the southeastern coast of Panama. Island Porvenir is one of the most important islands in San Blas. The only airport of San Blas is located on this island and it is where travelers need to process their exit or entrance into Panama when sailing to and from Colombia.
San Blas Island of Porvenir
| by Aracely on April 7th, 2024 | 4 Comments » | Photo of the Day
Kuna or Cuna is the name of an indigenous people of Panama and Colombia. In the Kuna language, the name is Dule or Tule, meaning “people.” The Kuna live in three politically autonomous comarcas or reservations in Panama, and in a few small villages in Colombia. There are also communities of Kuna people in Panama City, Colón, and other cities. The greatest number of Kuna people live on small islands in the comarca of Kuna Yala. – Wikipedia
We took this photo while sailing from Panama to Colombia for 4 days. We visited several Kuna villages established on the Islands of San Blas in Panama´s Caribbean. The Kuna often rowed from one island to the other in dugout canoes, some even with homemade sails.
Kuna Mother and Child of San Blas Island
| by Aracely on March 6th, 2024 | 7 Comments » | Colombia, South America
El Cabo Beach in Tayrona National Park (Hammock Hut)
Due to decades of civil conflict Colombia escaped most travel maps. Today, however Colombia is beginning to shine; backpackers and vacationers are heading to this diverse country and loving every bit of it. Colombia offers its visitors colonial and modern cities, outdoor adventures, coffee plantation tours, and pristine beaches. Among Colombia’s must see natural landscapes is Tayrona National Park located on the Caribbean coast, an hour from Santa Marta and 5 hours from Cartagena. (more…)
| by Aracely on February 28th, 2024 | No Comments » | Photo of the Day
On our last day of sailing through the San Blas Islands we headed to the Island of Porbenir to process our exit from Panama through the immigration office. As we approached the island we immediately noticed this boat capsized. We discovered that the boat ran into a reef, which is quite common, about 500 yards from the beach. The boat owner ended up selling the boat to some locals who had to pull it to the beach in order to begin work to repair it.
Capsized Boat at San Blas Islands
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