”The palm-fringed, breeze-swept islands and lazy lifestyle make them the Tahiti of the Caribbean.” At least that`s what the tour brochure said about the San Blas Islands, more than 360 coral islands ...

Molas, a traditional textile craft, are made from layers of colored fabric that are stitched and cut using applique techniques to create patterns and pictures. They originated in Panama, with the ...

Mola is a sewing tradition of the Kona tribe from the San Blas islands of Panama, with this example on display at the Tucson Museum of Art in Arizona. (Beth J. Harpaz/Associated Press) Molas, a ...

The San Blas Archipelago on the Caribbean coast of Panama has been a crossroads of trade since pre-Colonial times. On these small islands live the Kuna Indians, an old, self-governing culture with ...

The San Blas Islands, nestled off Panama‘s coast, are an oasis waiting to be explored. This archipelago boasts over 300 islands, each more breathtaking than the last. Inhabited by the indigenous Guna ...

”This is great,” cooed Roberta, a U.S. exile in from Paris, as she sipped instant coffee and stared across the beach. ”And the best thing is, you know it`s not gonna get exploited, since most tourists ...