San Blas Kuna and her trade goods
On the San Blas Islands women create an indigenous fabric art called a Mola. These quilt like creations, originally used by the San Blas Kunas to adorn the front and the rear of their everyday blouses, have recently garnered world wide recognition. Today there are thousands of [...]
It looks like the ocean’s wearing contacts in San Blas
Well actually the answer, like all things in San Blas, is a combination of several factors including light absorption, depth, temperature, and microscopic phytoplankton. Warmer water has less oxygen then colder and the higher the temperature of the water the lower the amount of oxygen. These [...]
The Caribbean Beauty of Dolphin Lodge in the San Blas Islands of Panama.
There are not a lot of places left in the world where culture and tradition are preserved. And where the sounds of the ocean and feel of the sand in between your toes take you to a place that can only be described [...]
The San Blas Excursions
Like your meals several San Blas tours are also included in the room price. On each of these many explorations you’ll be ferried, guided, and offered souvenirs by Kuna artisans. The Kuna will graciously welcome you into their homes and villages and provide you with a little cultural discourse when visiting the [...]
“Daddy why are the fish so many colors?”
On land vivid colors might say “I’m dangerous or bad-tasting” — but most brightly colored reef fish are actually pretty tasty to humans. Bright colors might help fish attract mates, but most fish, male to female, are equally colorful. Bright colors might help to camouflage and/or identify fish [...]
Would you care for a San Blas Toddy or a Macaroon?
Every San Blas island should be flying a flag with a coco palm on it. It would be difficult to find any other Rorschach like symbol that so quickly makes you think of the South Sea Islands. We’ve all dreamed of lounging beneath a palm [...]