The San Blas Islands of Panama is an archipelago of 365 islands off the north coast of the Isthmus, east of the Panama Canal. Home to the Kuna Indians, they are a part of the comarca Kuna Yala along the Caribbean coast of Panama. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 352 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 440 pixel, file size: 63 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo of San Blas Islands off Panama, taken January 2000 by User:Stan Shebs File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 352 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 440 pixel, file size: 63 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo of San Blas Islands off Panama, taken January 2000 by User:Stan Shebs File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 513 pixelsFull resolution (1223 × 784 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 513 pixelsFull resolution (1223 × 784 pixel, file size: 1. ... Two Panamax running the Miraflores Locks The Panama Canal (Spanish: ) is a major ship canal that traverses the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ... A Kuna woman stands next to a clothesline brandishing her Mola-adorned blouse - or dulemola - on the San Blas islands of Panama. ... The Flag of Kuna Yala was adopted in 1925. ... “West Indian†redirects here. ...
Tradition and legacy
The Kuna Indians are known for their decorative art, known as molas. Molas are usually very bright and colorful and are often worn as clothing. The Museum of London Archaeology Service began as the Department of Urban Archaeology (DUA) in the early 1970s. ...
The Comarca de SanBlas is comprised of the SanBlas Archipelago, made up of over 365 islands off the northern coast of Panama, and a strip of land along the Caribbean coast from the province of Colon to Colombia.
SanBlas is an independent state of Panama owned by a people who speak a dialect called Cuna, and so are referred to as Cuna by outsiders.
SanBlas encompasses the southern half of the eastern coast of Panama, and includes 365 off-shore atolls protected by a barrier reef.
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