BBC

Guna Yala: The islands where women make the rules

In the small indigenous territory of Guna Yala off Panama’s eastern coast, a flourishing ‘third gender’ community is defying stereotypes – and venerating women. Our Unique World Our Unique World ...
CNN

Threatened by rising seas, the first of Panama’s Indigenous islanders are forced to leave

Gardi Sugdub, Panama — On the densely packed island of Gardi Sugdub, off the coast of mainland Panama, colorful houses and wooden huts cover nearly the entire landscape almost up to the water’s edge.
Mongabay

Between the forest and the sea: life and climate change in Guna Yala – Part I

The island-dwelling Guna people of Panama are one of the most sovereign indigenous communities in the world, being endowed with extensive land tenure and self-governance rights. And like many of the ...
Los Angeles Times

Panama’s Guna, an indigenous group with ultra-high rates of albinism

Maria M. Mur Panama City — Yaili, Aydili and Ceily walk down the street huddled under a single umbrella, having forgotten their other one at home. The sun is fierce and their skin is nearly ...