| Dolphin Island Lodge is located on
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| | very large is almost all given over to
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| Uaguitupo Island, a private Island
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| | the resort, apart from a few staff huts.
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| directly across from the indigenous Kuna
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| | It is all very attractive with a mix of
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| island community of Achutupo. Known
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| | palm trees, grass, and the cabins, which
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| locally as the Uaguinega Ecoresort, the
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| | are right on the edge of the sea. In fact
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| name derives from the Kuna language,
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| | the sea is so close you almost feel it!!
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| where Uagui means dolphin and Nega means
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| | You can sit on the deck in a hammock and
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| house. Together, therefore, it means "The
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| | totally relax to the sounds of the sea.
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| House of the Dolphin." During certain
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| | Each hut is equipped with a proper
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| times of the year you can catch a sight
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| | flushing toilet, and a semi open air
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| of dolphins, and with some you luck you
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| | shower area, but it is cold only as there
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| might be able to admire them.
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| | no hot water here. Cold showers don't
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| It is a 45 minute flight from Panama City
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| | seem so bad with a hot sun. You won't
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| to Achutupu airport, which is hardly
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| | find any air conditioning either although
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| Heathrow, with only a tiny landing strip
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| | there is electricity for lighting,so
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| with a wooden hut!!
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| | keeping the doors open at night is a
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| You are them met by by your Kuna guide,
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| | 'must do' but if there is no breeze, then
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| who will take you on a short trip in a
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| | it could become unbearable.
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| motorised dugout canoe to the lodge
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| | There is also an open air dining area
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| itself. If you don't like small boats,
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| | right next to the sea, where all the
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| and don't fancy the idea of a dugout,
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| | delicious meals are taken. There is tons
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| this trip is all of three minutes!!!
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| | of fresh fruit, and all the gorgeous
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| It doesn't take long to feel you are
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| | seafood is freshly caught, in fact you
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| miles away from civilisation.
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| | can see the Kuna fishermen arriving with
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| When you hear the words eco resort, it
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| | their daily catch.
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| may be a put off, because our only
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| | There is a small shop run by local Kuna
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| previous experience had involved worms,
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| | women, where you can buy local
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| and I won't tell you what they did, but
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| | handicrafts, and if you cannot bear to be
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| if you go prepared mentally then what you
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| | completely separated from your emails,
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| will find is a Robinson Cruso castaway
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| | then there are internet facilities.
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| style, quite basic but very comfortable,
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| | Other things you might wish to do is to
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| vacation.
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| | visit a larger Kuna village a three
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| Check out photographs at
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| | minute boat ride away, or visit a nearby
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| The Lodge has 11 cabins, which are pretty
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| | deserted island with a beautiful white
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| basic, and have electricity from 6:00
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| | sand beach.
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| p.m. to 11:00 p.m. after which an
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| | The whole thing is almost like a scene
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| emergency lamp is provided.
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| | from South pacific except it is in the
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| The 3 junior suites are a great deal more
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| | Caribbean, but it is like turning back
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| comfortable and more suited for those of
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| | the clock to a time where ultra modern
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| us who have outgrown our enthusiastic
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| | full facility hotels were still a
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| eco-warrior youth, and now like some home
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| | nightmare, sorry a dream!!
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| comforts!! They are equipped with solar
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| | Go see it now and experience it whilst
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| panels to provide electrical energy
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| | you can.
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| through the night. The island not being
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