El Porvenir, Guna Yala

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El Porvenir, Guna Yala
Coordinates: 9°33′30″N 78°56′50″W / 9.55833°N 78.94722°W / 9.55833; -78.94722Coordinates: 9°33′30″N 78°56′50″W / 9.55833°N 78.94722°W / 9.55833; -78.94722
Country Panama
Comarca Kuna Yala

El Porvenir (Spanish pronunciation: [el poɾ.βeˈniɾ]) is the capital of the Panamanian comarca (indigenous territory) of Guna Yala. The settlement is located on a small island and contains a landing strip, a museum (the Museo de la Nación Kuna, or Museum of the Kuna Nation), a hotel, government offices, and an artisans' cooperative.[1] There is also a small beach.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 William Friar. Panama. Moon Handbooks (2008), p. 397.
  2. ↑ "Panama". google.com.


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