The Kuna: the endangered last tribe of the Caribbean – in pictures

The Kuna: the endangered last tribe of the Caribbean – in pictures

Photographer Eric Lafforgue documents the island tribe, whose existence is threatened by rising sea levels. The Kuna live on the San Blas islands off the coast of Panama – which have one of the world’s highest populations of albinos

Eric Lafforgue/Barcroft Media
Friday 26 June 2015 06.24 EDT

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There are roughly 50,000 Kuna, who are one of the largest remaining indigenous South American tribes



They live in communities spread out across the San Blas islands off the coast of Panama in the Caribbean



The Kuna have simple lifestyles and maintain their unique traditions, living in huts made of palm fronds[/center]
More:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/jun/26/the-kuna-the-endangered-last-tribe-of-the-caribbean-in-pictures

Environment & Energy:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/112787498