Guna Yala

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administrative division of Panama autonomous territory indigenous comarca

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

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

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	Kuna Yala → San Blas →
governanceSystem	community congresses →
governingBody	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	Republic of Panama →
populationMajority	Guna people →
recognizedAs	indigenous territory →
timeZone	UTC−05:00 →
transport	boat transport between islands →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kuna language → San Blas Kuna →	spokenIn
Guna General Congress (language commission) →	associatedWith
Madugandí →	borderingEntity
Darién Province ("Guna Yala Comarca") →	borders
Guna Yala ("Kuna Yala") →	formerName
Madugandí ("Guna Yala cultural region") →	partOf
Guna language →	region
Guna General Congress (language commission) ("Guna Yala comarca") →	regionServed