Panama fulfilled all our dreams as the final destination of our adventures in Central America. We visited the magnificent coffee landscapes of Boquete, the paramount metropolis Panama City, filled with contrast between slum and skyscrapers and ended the Latin American leg of our journey on the blissful San Blas Islands. We didn’t get to see all of Costa Rica, but both the capital San José and the surfing town of Puerto Viejo had a lot to offer.

San Blas-øerne ud fra Panamas kyst er nok det tætteste på paradis man kan komme i Mellemamerika.

The San Blas Islands of Panama = paradise.

De 365 øer er hjem til Kuna-indianerne, som i høj grad stadig lever som de gjorde, før europæerne kom.

The 365 islands are home to the Kuna Indians, whose lifestyle is still very close to pre-colonial times.

Men der er stadig langt til resorts og internetforbindelser.

There’s not much else to do than to simply enjoy life.

Øerne varierer meget i størrelse.

The islands vary a lot in size.

Desværre bliver Kunaerne, som så mange andre oprindelige folk verden over, også fristet af den vestlige livsstil.

As most indigenous people, the Kunas are unfortunately not resistant to Western temptations.

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Der er ikke meget andet at lave, end at nyde livet.

But there is still a long way to resorts and internet connections.

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Boquete, Panama.

En lokal pige på kaffefarmen Dos Jefes i Boquete.

A local girl on the coffee farm Dos Jefes in Boquete.

Kaffebær tørrer i solen.

Coffee cherries dry in the sun.

Panama City.

Panama City.

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San José, hovedstaden i Costa Rica.

San José.

Puerto Viejo.

Puerto Viejo.

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