In the western highlands of Panama, the Ngäbe-Buglé people inhabit the country’s largest comarca (or region), formed in 1997 to ensure their autonomy. The Ngäbe-Buglé play a crucial role in Panamanian culture, from cocoa production …

Ngäbe means "people" in their native language of Ngäbere. Numerous Ngäbe have migrated to Costa Rica in search of work on the coffee fincas. Ngäbere and Buglere are distinct languages in the Chibchan language family.

Ngobe Bugle is one of Panama's most popular tribes. It is most famous for its unique arts and crafts. They take the fibre of pita and cabuya plants and make then into Chacara bags. The designs of these bags demonstrate traditional legends, the colours of the local animals and the lands of Camarca.

They form a cultural unit with the native people of the Ngäbe-Buglé tribes in Panama. History of their artisans and cultural unity. During the European conquest of America, the Spanish came in contact to the west of Panama three different Ngabe, each with a different language.

Jul 26, 2013 · Panama is home to 7 indigenous groups, the largest being the Ngäbe-Buglé whom I lived among. The tribal land (called Comarca) of the Ngäbe-Buglé is situated in the north-western region of Panama and their members have migrated over the last 40 years out of the Comarca and mainly into the provinces of Bocas del Toro and Chiriqui.

Experience the vibrant culture of Panamá firsthand by meeting our indigenous people and seeing their way of life up close. The Ngäbe-Buglé people play a vital role in Panamá’s culture—from coffee production and farming to artisan goods and the safekeeping of …

Ngäbe-Buglé (Spanish: [ˈŋɡoβe βuˈɣle]) is the largest and most populous of Panama 's five comarcas indígenas. It was created in 1997 from lands formerly belonging to the provinces of Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, and Veraguas. The capital is known as Buäbiti in Guaymí and Llano Tugrí in Spanish.

This chalk pastel portrait of my grandmother, a native of the Central American Panamanian Ngabe Tribe, is intended to showcase her native roots and capture her extraordinary beauty in old age.

As a direct result of this, the Ngobe-Bugle are considered to be the most impoverished of all indigenous Peoples in Panama. Despite their past and present-day challenges, however, the Ngobe have largely maintained their customs, traditions and language. According to some estimates, there are 250,000 Ngäbere speakers.

Numbering 250,000 and growing, the Ngäbe-Buglé is Panama’s largest tribe. Although they are the least likely to be plastered on shiny brochures advertising Panama’s booming tourism industry, they are a force as influential as Panama’s expanding canal and …