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The San Blas Archipelago

Nestled in a fold of the Caribbean Sea, the 350 San Blas islands adorn the Caribbean coast of Panama on nearly 300 km. Protected by a long barrier reef, the islands offer idyllic cruises to appreciate a calm sea and lonely anchorages. This is where the ship of the Compagnie des Iles du Ponant came to drop anchor. The ethnic Indian Kuna, living in the archipelago, are friendly and attentive hosts, who feast their visitors with freshly caught fish and shellfish and take them by boat to visit small paradise islands bordered of crystal waters.

Kuna live between ocean and lagoon. Aboard their long canoes cut in tree trunks, sometimes with rudimentary sails, Kunas slide between the islands and travel to lands where they carry out agricultural tasks. Kuna women wear on their arms and legs, coloured pearl bracelets called chaquiras, supposed to protect them from bad spirits. Some also adorn their noses with a gold ring and draw on their forehead a thin vertical line with black paint based jagua, the fruit of a palm tree. They make and sell to tourists shimmering fabrics called molas, usually decorated with animal motifs or geometric shapes. But this time, warned in advance, the artisans had embroidered molas with the Vessel effigy.

Under the large house that serves as the town hall, where citizens meet regularly, the head of the community (Sahila) and his advisers sit in their hammocks, protected from the sun. Despite the influences of modernity, the indigenous people, independent, politically independent since 1925, manage to preserve their ancestral culture of the Sea People. Fishing for shellfish, coconut culture, tourism and traditional crafts sustain molas.

Texte : Anne Jankeliowitch

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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07625 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts Philip Plisson AA07625

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts

AA07625

02/15/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07721 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts Philip Plisson AA07721

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts

AA07721

03/15/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coast. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07724 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coast. Philip Plisson AA07724

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coast.

AA07724

03/15/2004
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The chiefs of villages in the archipelago of San Blas. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07725 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The chiefs of villages in the archipelago of San Blas. Philip Plisson AA07725

The chiefs of villages in the archipelago of San Blas.

AA07725

03/15/2004
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Women and children in the archipelago of San Blas. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07726 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
Women and children in the archipelago of San Blas. Philip Plisson AA07726

Women and children in the archipelago of San Blas.

AA07726

03/15/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07731 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts Philip Plisson AA07731

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts

AA07731

03/15/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coast © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07732 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coast Philip Plisson AA07732

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coast

AA07732

03/15/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07733 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts Philip Plisson AA07733

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts

AA07733

03/15/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off Panama's coast © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07734 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off Panama's coast Philip Plisson AA07734

The San Blas Archipelago off Panama's coast

AA07734

03/15/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07735 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts Philip Plisson AA07735

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts

AA07735

03/15/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the coast of Panama © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07738 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the coast of Panama Philip Plisson AA07738

The San Blas Archipelago off the coast of Panama

AA07738

03/15/2004
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Portrait of woman in the archipelago of San Blas. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07740 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
Portrait of woman in the archipelago of San Blas. Philip Plisson AA07740

Portrait of woman in the archipelago of San Blas.

AA07740

03/15/2004
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Fabrication of a canoe in the San Blas archipelago © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07741 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
Fabrication of a canoe in the San Blas archipelago Philip Plisson AA07741

Fabrication of a canoe in the San Blas archipelago

AA07741

03/15/2004
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The archipelago off San Blas in Panama. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA08272 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The archipelago off San Blas in Panama. Philip Plisson AA08272

The archipelago off San Blas in Panama.

AA08272

01/01/1900
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San Blas. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA11023 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
San Blas. Philip Plisson AA11023

San Blas.

AA11023

01/01/1900
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One of the islands of the San Blas archipelagos in Panama. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA12246 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
One of the islands of the San Blas archipelagos in Panama. Philip Plisson AA12246

One of the islands of the San Blas archipelagos in Panama.

AA12246

01/01/1900
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One of the islands of the archipelago of San Blas. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA12876 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
One of the islands of the archipelago of San Blas. Philip Plisson AA12876

One of the islands of the archipelago of San Blas.

AA12876

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The archipelago of San Blas in Panama. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA14125 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The archipelago of San Blas in Panama. Philip Plisson AA14125

The archipelago of San Blas in Panama.

AA14125

01/01/1900
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The archipelago off San Blas in Panama. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA14129 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The archipelago off San Blas in Panama. Philip Plisson AA14129

The archipelago off San Blas in Panama.

AA14129

01/01/1900
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The archipelago off San Blas in Panama. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA14130 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The archipelago off San Blas in Panama. Philip Plisson AA14130

The archipelago off San Blas in Panama.

AA14130

01/01/1900
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Boat in the archipelago of San Blas © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07679 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
Boat in the archipelago of San Blas Philip Plisson AA07679

Boat in the archipelago of San Blas

AA07679

03/04/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07685 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts Philip Plisson AA07685

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts

AA07685

03/04/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07680 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts Philip Plisson AA07680

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts

AA07680

03/04/2004
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Portrait of a woman in the archipelago of San Blas. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07686 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
Portrait of a woman in the archipelago of San Blas. Philip Plisson AA07686

Portrait of a woman in the archipelago of San Blas.

AA07686

03/04/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07682 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts Philip Plisson AA07682

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts

AA07682

03/04/2004
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Portrait of Panamanian women. © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07687 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
Portrait of Panamanian women. Philip Plisson AA07687

Portrait of Panamanian women.

AA07687

03/04/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07681 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts Philip Plisson AA07681

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts

AA07681

03/04/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07692 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts Philip Plisson AA07692

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coasts

AA07692

03/04/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the coast of Panama © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07683 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the coast of Panama Philip Plisson AA07683

The San Blas Archipelago off the coast of Panama

AA07683

03/04/2004
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The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coast © Philip Plisson / Plisson La Trinité / AA07723 - Photo Galleries - The San Blas Archipelago
The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coast Philip Plisson AA07723

The San Blas Archipelago off the Panama's coast

AA07723

03/15/2004
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