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    Visit with the Ngöbe–Buglé — Guest Post by Greg Hauser

    Traditional dance, Ngöbe-Buglé

    A guest of soft opening at The Resort at Isla Palenque shares his April visit to the indigenous village of Soloy in Panama's Ngöbe-Buglé comarca.

    While driving to the Ngöbe-Buglé comarca from Boca Chica, you cross over the main road that leads to Costa Rica to approach Soloy, one of very few access points to the most remote regions within the comarca. Although the village is proximal to surrounding Panama, you get a sense that it’s worlds apart in almost every cultural aspect.As you enter the comarca, you’ll see streets flooded with multiple generations of its native people, from children heading home after school to elderly artisans proudly displaying their creations roadside.We arrived and promptly met our hosts, who greeted us and invited us to hop aboard their trusty steeds. This allowed us to venture to parts of the community where a car simply cannot take you.During our ride we passed many humble homes, the meeting...MORE

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    [post_content] => Isla Palenque is a 400-acre island in Panama, covered with mature forests, lagoons, mangroves and beach ecosystems. A highly varied topography complements this varied natural environment. You may become intimately acquainted with one corner of the island by experiencing its unique qualities… yet you won’t necessarily understand any other part of the island. Isla Palenque may be difficult to get to know, but for this same reason, the island rewards extensive hiking.

Saying “400 acres of highly varied landscape” doesn’t actually give you a feel for Palenque’s size. Nor do our descriptions of “low-impact development” show you just how low-density the Resort at Isla Palenque is, especially compared to almost every other resort. Unless you’ve been involved in development planning, architecture, or a similar field, you probably need to see it to believe it.

Personally, I find it useful to compare Palenque to other places I know in order to get an intuitive feel for its size and scale. Google Earth’s satellite imagery helps me realize Palenque’s unspoiled wilderness and the size and shape of this island I’ve explored.

Take a virtual tour through this slideshow. See if it helps you picture Isla Palenque and appreciate the size of the island, as well as the inexhaustible opportunities for adventure in its diverse environments!

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