Guna Yala

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Guna Yala is an indigenous comarca (autonomous territory) along Panama’s Caribbean coast, known for its Guna people, coral islands, and distinctive traditional culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division of Panama
autonomous territory
indigenous comarca
autonomyType indigenous self-governance
borderedBy Caribbean Sea
Colón Province
Darién Province
capital El Porvenir
climate tropical
continent North America
country Panama
ethnicGroup Guna people
formerName Guna Yala self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kuna Yala

San Blas Kuna
surface form: San Blas
governanceSystem community congresses
governingBody Guna General Congress (language commission)
surface form: Guna General Congress
hasCulturalHeritage Guna matrilineal social structure
Guna traditional dress
mola textile art
hasEconomicActivity coconut cultivation
fishing
tourism
hasGeographicFeature archipelago
coral islands
tropical rainforest
hasIndigenousPeople Guna people
hasIslandGroup San Blas Islands
hasReligion Christianity
Guna traditional religion
hasSettlementType coastal villages
island communities
hasTourismAttraction cultural tourism
eco-tourism
knownFor coral reefs
traditional Guna culture
white-sand beaches
largestSettlement El Porvenir
legalStatus comarca indígena of Panama
localLanguage Guna language
locatedIn Caribbean coast of Panama
locatedOn Caribbean Sea
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Panama
surface form: Republic of Panama
populationMajority Guna people
recognizedAs indigenous territory
timeZone UTC−05:00
transport boat transport between islands

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Kuna spokenIn Guna Yala
subject surface form: Kuna language
Guna Yala formerName Guna Yala self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kuna Yala
Guna General Congress (language commission) regionServed Guna Yala
this entity surface form: Guna Yala comarca
Guna language region Guna Yala
Darién Province borders Guna Yala
this entity surface form: Guna Yala Comarca
San Blas Kuna spokenIn Guna Yala
Madugandí partOf Guna Yala
this entity surface form: Guna Yala cultural region
Madugandí borderingEntity Guna Yala
Panama National Police operatesIn Guna Yala
this entity surface form: Guna Yala Comarca
El Porvenir locatedIn Guna Yala
El Porvenir locatedInAdministrativeEntity Guna Yala
this entity surface form: Guna Yala comarca
El Porvenir governingTerritory Guna Yala
this entity surface form: Guna Yala comarca
Guna region Guna Yala
San Blas Islands partOf Guna Yala
this entity surface form: Guna Yala comarca
San Blas Islands administrativeRegionOf Guna Yala
this entity surface form: Guna Yala comarca indígena
San Blas Islands partOf Guna Yala
this entity surface form: indigenous territory of Guna Yala
Dulegaya region Guna Yala
Dulegaya associatedWith Guna Yala
this entity surface form: Guna Yala comarca
Guna of Wargandí spokenBy Guna Yala
this entity surface form: Guna communities of Wargandí
Alejandra Amarilla notableWork Guna Yala
this entity surface form: Kuna Yala