Panama: Barriers Natural And Unnatural: Islamiento As A Central Metaphor In Kuna Ecotourism

Panama: Barriers Natural And Unnatural: Islamiento As A Central Metaphor In Kuna Ecotourism Janet M. Chernela, 2010   This article considers ecotourism among the Kuna of the San Blas Archipelago in Panama, using the term I use the concept of islamiento to describe both ‘isolation’ and ‘island-isation’ as central metaphors to understand Kuna strategies in demarcating tourist and community spaces. The local autonomy exemplified by the Kuna in tourism is just one transformation of the way in...

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