Economy
The Economics of Guna District of Yala is mainly engaged in agriculture, fishing, handicraft production, and tourism.
The type of agriculture practiced in the district of Yala Guna is for subsistence purposes. Traditional products are bananas (now the Chinese banana), corn and sugar cane. Coconuts are also produced as a source of income.
The fishery is artisanal, usually using wire (line) or networks. Most fishing is for sale. The seafood is especially intended for sale, for which planes come daily to the islands. Especially sells lobster, crab (crab) and ultimately the squid and octopus.
The production of molas is the main activity of women guna and is for many families the only source of income or at least the principal.
In Yala Guna District of tourist facilities there. Most are small hotels for ecotourism. Most of them are in the field of Cartier, but there are also several in the township of Ailigandi.
Other sources of income are remittances from relatives working in the cities of Panama and Colon.
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