Valle de Agua

Bocas del Toro Province

Our Ngäbe communities in the province of Bocas del Toro are defending their land from non-Indigenous settlers. The islands of the Boca del Toro archipelago are a key tourist destination, and since the early 2000s, there have been many land conflicts due to the increase in tourism and resorts. On the mainland, our communities are under threat from individuals who are illegally taking our land, including Valle de Agua, the community of our sub-coordinator, Olinda Castellon. 

Olinda

We are a people with a way of living, but that way of living has been hindered many times. But we are still here. We are still fighting, struggling, and shaping what remains.