The San Blas archipelago is unlike anywhere else on earth. Its white sand beaches, crystal blue waters, and lazy palm trees are everything we have come to associate with a tropical paradise. To add to the archipelago’s allure are its inhabitants, the Kuna Indians, who have withstood hundreds of years of fierce attempts of invasion yet live peacefully today on nearly 40 of their 365 islands. San Blas, otherwise known as the Comarca de Kuna Yala, sits quietly on Panama’s Caribbean coast and is represented by several Kuna-run hotels. A day trip to an uninhabited island is a must-do, where you will sit back and feel what it is like to have a panoramic waterfront to your self. After fishing for sea bass with locals or kayaking around stunning mangroves, return to your breezy hammock for a cool afternoon nap. Don’t expect any extreme sports or lively entertainment, because relaxation is the name of the game in Kuna Yala. Read a good book, catch up on your crosswords, or don’t do anything at all. You’re in paradise.

Filed under: San Blas on June 11th, 2008