People / group

Guna people

Also known as Kuna

The Guna, formerly spelled Kuna, are an indigenous people of Panama and north-western Colombia, living mainly on the San Blas islands and the Caribbean coast of Darién. During the Scottish Darien scheme of 1698–1700 they were friendly to the colonists, who hoped for their help against Spain. In 1925 they rose in the Tule Revolution, which led to their autonomy in the comarca of Guna Yala.

Guna people
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New Caledonia (Darien)

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Guna people. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/guna-people
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