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Archipiélago de San Blás
Traditionally dressed Kuna woman
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With little to do but negotiate the price of a coconut, sway in a hammock or
snorkel in turquoise waters, many find it to be paradise here. Locally known
as Kuna Yala, this 400-plus island archipelago (
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) in the Caribbean is an
independent indigenous territory steeped in tradition. Most guest lodges are re-
mote palm-fringed islets surrounded by clear waters, while Kuna residents live
on community islands teeming with livestock, commerce, and thatched and ce-
ment homes.
