The Kuna Yala archipelago, in Panama, is one of the few islands left in the world where you can combine sightseeing and nature. To charter a small island, by between 20 and 30 dollars a day, you sleep in the open in the middle of the Caribbean without sharing space with anyone is a rare privilege in the XXI century.
You feel a Robinson Crusoe lost between sand and surf where you only hear the slow moving water and a gust of wind. There is no literature in this description, probably falls short. It is possible that not many years this Caribbean paradise, where you can admire a spectacular seabed, be affected by the massive influx of tourists, although the rules of the unique indigenous Kuna makes it impossible to sell any of the 3.000 foreign islets (fear is that the dollar is great temptation and end up getting greedy deals).
I have explained before you sleep in the open, there are also some islands that offer a cabin with beds ¬, making it possible to sleep under a sky full of stars with the only light a fire. The continent's most remote islands are wilder (It takes five hours of terrible road from Panama City and from one to four boat to more distant beaches). Some of them are surrounded by banks of locusts or sardines. It'sa great experience diving among hundreds of thousands of small sardines (tube, the scuba cylinder is prohibited).
You feel a Robinson Crusoe lost between sand and surf where you only hear the slow moving water and a gust of wind.
Finally, in this special natural environment, where each island is surrounded by coral colors that are reflected in the surface and have a large animal life, need to come to know the indigenous Kuna Yala. Many do not speak Castilian and retain their own customs and laws. In fact, have a special regime in Panama that allows them to have their own rules under which regulate their independent homeland. Symbolically be able to request a passport to enter in your area. Live, mainly, into three main islands full of huts and a rich inner life: schools, Clinical and bars are part of their daily.
Clearly, this place is a unique setting in which it does not require a browser to get there. We live in perfect communion with nature: the Caribbean Sea in a pure state.
Practical information
Parking:
Yeyo was the Kuna with which we rent the island. The phone is 507 671 606 58. Your email is yeyocabins@hotmail.com. From 20 dollars per day and person. Recommended.
Pickups:
Do not pay more than 30 per person and transfer from the capital of the archipelago. Buy all food and drink to be consumed before reaching the area Kuna. If you can rent a vehicle 4×4 prepared, the road is hard.
To read:
The impacts of tourism in Kuna Yala, Panama, Pereiro of Xerardo. An important book for understanding the danger that this paradise is destroyed by tourists. It is important to respect the environment and traditions. You buy online.
