Matthieu Rytz’s Photos from Panama’s Islands

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Praying for Dry Land in Panama

Steadily rising waters are threatening the homes and traditions of the Kuna Indians, who inhabit a chain of islands off Panama’s Caribbean coast.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/the-eroding-culture-of-kuna-yala/

“From the outside looking in, it looks like a very peaceful living paradise,” said Matthieu Rytz, who has been photographing the islands, with the support of Neus Photos since 2011. “The women are dressed in molas, their traditional dress. Everything looks so calm. But the Kuna have a lot of problems they are trying to address. There are many things that the tourists don’t see.”