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ISLAND LIFE, ACHUERDUB
       Highlights


       1 Village-islands Experience a compelling    3 Cayos Holandeses and Coco-Bandero The
       mix of tradition and modernity in crowded   archipelago’s best snorkelling; marvel at a marine
       communities such as Gardi Sugdub or   wonderland of corals and tropical fish. See p.261
       Agligandi, taking in the meeting and    4 Isla Tigre The fascinating home of the Guna
       chicha houses and museums. See p.257
       & p.266                        dance and one of the few remaining places that
                                      practises community-based traditions. See p.263
       2 Blissful near-deserted islands Camp    5 Armila A very different Guna village on the
       out in a thatched cabaña, laze in a hammock   forested mainland at the far southeastern end of
       or float in the turquoise shallows of the   the comarca, where you can explore the jungle
       palm-topped white-sand islands of western   by dugout and watch leatherback turtles
       Guna Yala – choose from Isla Perro Chico,   nesting. See p.268
       Wailidub or Naranjo Chico. See p.258 & p.260




                     HIGHLIGHTS ARE MARKED ON THE MAP ON PP.248–249



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