![]() It’s considered an endangered language, thought to be spoken by only 50,000 to 70,000 people, but the women are particularly adamant about speaking it and remaining successfully resistant to Hispanic assimilation. Oh yes, the Kuna have their own language a Native American language of the Chibchan. The Kuna men are the ones who mostly interact with their guests, mostly because they speak Spanish better, having spent some time working on the mainland around Panama City. The Kuna women pop out from behind the beach every now and then in their traditional bright clothing and beautiful beaded leg warmers, as I’ve come to name them. ![]() It’s at times like these that I wish I’d invested in an underwater camera, but you’ll have to take my word for it that San Blas has some of the most magical snorkelling in the world. But if you want to really lose yourself, I suggest you try the sea. The island takes about 5 to 10 minutes to walk around, so there’s no chance of getting lost. We had been told beforehand to bring any extras we wanted like booze, snacks etc. ![]() I told you they’re a pretty chilled out bunch. It really depends on whether they’ve felt like going onto the mainland recently or not. He’s helped out by a few of his island buddies who man the tuck shop, which sells a few sodas and that’s about it. Our homestay is owned by a family that lives on the island but run by the eldest son, Iron. There’s one other lodging on Ina, a slightly bigger of operation– and by “bigger”, I mean they have maybe 4 island huts to accommodate guests instead of the 3 that Eneida had. I’d definitely recommend ours over the other, it just feel a lot more intimate and welcoming– like a little island clubhouse. Don’t expect luxury in the San Blas Islands, expect an authentic paradise. Our island is called Ina, about a 40 minute boat ride from the mainland and our hosts have called their little island hotel, “Cabaña Eneida (I’ll leave all the details at the end of the post). We wringe out our soaked clothes of the seawater, hang them out to dry and settle in. We’re shown to our little beach hut, another expertly constructed bamboo hut with simple but comfortable bedding– I promise the bed is more comfortable than it looks… (and mosquito canopies were added come nightfall). The “hotel lobby” is a bamboo hut, decorated with conch shells of course, a bamboo reception desk, a simple but charming dining area and some beaded bracelets tied around fabric rolls that made up the gift shop. We have found our little castaway island. The beach is littered with giant conch shells that clearly wash up as on shore often as Autumn leaves fall to the ground in Paris. We’ve reached land … a sandy seventh heaven surrounded by silvery turquoise. I think the Kunas secretly find this quite amusing!įinally, the motor slows to a drift and we look up from our huddle to see a giant palm tree bobbing up and down next to the edge of our boat like a mirage in a watery desert. And it wasn’t exactly a short boat ride– everytime we thought we’d finally reached our island, we’d continue cruising on by in our sorry, soggy state. Boy did we get a good, long and hard soaking at sea. My only feedback for their little ecotourism empire would be to add some kind of protective windows to their boats. No one else is allowed to build hotels, holiday homes or even manage the transport for the ecotourism coming to and from Panama City. As a result, they have full governing control over their islands. They consider themselves independent from Panama and had in fact just finished a week of celebrating their own “independence day” when we arrived, marking the anniversary of their successful revolution against the Panamanian government’s attempt to colonise the islands in 1925. As you can see, they’re a pretty chilled out bunch. The Kuna, also known as Guna Yala, are an indigenous people of Panama and Columbia who mainly live on a collection of 365 perfect little Caribbean islands, one for each day of the year. The dock consists of a few sticks and uneven mud steps where the Kuna people wait to escort you to their paradise. ![]() We didn’t know it yet, but the 4am wake-up call, the roller coaster ride through the Guna mountains and a thrashing from the sea on a tiny boat would be all worth it to reach the San Blas Islands… En verder zijn nog veel nieuwjaarsaanbiedingen geldig.Įxtra: Leden van Nintendo Switch Online + Uitbreidingspakket krijgen deze maand ook dubbele gouden munten bij alle aankopen van games, downloadbare content en gamevouchers in de Nintendo e-Shop (dus ter waarde van 10% van je aankoopbedrag).Our boat awaited us on the other side of the jungle. Nieuw deze week? Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Owltimate Edition voor maar 0,99, Katamari Damacy REROLL en Mr. Het is weer vrijdag, tijd voor een nieuwe update van de aanbiedingen in de Nintendo e-Shop. ![]()
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