One day we sailed to Wichubhuala and brought 5 Kuna women and 2 babies with us. One of the babies was sick and needed medical attention. The sail was a little over an hour long. The Kuna women only speak Kuna so they chatted to one another while the rest of us just listened and I actually held the sick baby for a while. One child was 10 months old and the other 2 months.
Wichubhuala and Nalunega are much more populated than the other islands. The village is completely full of huts and Kuna families selling their goods. There's also a cantina and other types of accommodations for visitors. Still not considered "luxury" but very charming and the Kuna are extremely friendly.
We stayed for several hours while the women went to the local Red Cross we walked around and bought more Molas and other fun things to bring back to the states.
When we were ready to head out a young Kuna man thank me for helping take care of his people - he spoke fairly good English. He talked about unity and compassion. That with the friendship of many tourists he felt there was hope for the children as far as education and poverty. He was very sweet and it was clear that he was being genuine.
The sail back the Kuna women slept...it had been a long day for everyone.
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