Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On the paradisiacal San Blas Islands, the kunas live with the rhythms of nature. As sea levels rise, they face a major dilemma: should they move to the countryside or wait for the water to come? Stef tries to immortalize the last sounds of this special culture: a sewing machine, the threat of the sea, the grating of a coconut and a talking palm tree.

Part 1 of a series called 'In between the America's'.

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