A trip to the San Blas islands will transport you 50 years into the past… facilities are few and simple, as is the food. We stayed in thatched cabanas built of bamboo in Nalunega Island, which means “Red Snapper Island”. The inhabitants are almost pure blooded aborigines of Carib origin. Fishing and coconut gathering are the chief occupations. Protected by a treaty with the government of Panama, the indigenous people did not consent to scientific observation of their culture and visits of tourists until the late 1940s. The Kunas govern themselves in a virtually autonomous society, and keep their ancient lifestyle and traditions. If you truly value remote indigenous peoples' lifestyle, the few remaining culturally cohesive indigenous groups in the Americas are not and should not be tourist attractions and therefore are not portrayed here in photos.