Cocos and Ed Hardy

On the island of Chichime I meet a Kuna boy who looks to be about 15, but is probably older since the Kuna are rivaled in their small stature only by the pygmy. He’s only visiting and lives in Panama City selling cell phones. He has his pet iguana on a small leash wrapped around his wrist. His iguana (or ari in Kuna) is named Coco and is about 4 months old with a short tail. His other pet iguana, who was not invited on this paradise island vacation, bit Coco’s tail off. Coco seems relieved to get a vacation.

As he walks off I notice he is wearing an Ed Hardy-esque hat, a coat of arms for douche bags everywhere, and I wonder how things like that end up on this little island. At only 800 meters in perimeter and boasting 4 families inhabiting it, I see some of the oddest things…like Ed Hardy hats, and Tom Cruise brand jeans. It’s curious how pop culture even seeps in at these far reaches.

written by

kate_hansen2005 on July 3, 2010 from San Blas Islands, Panama

from the travel blog: Confessions of a Flashpacker, A California Girl’s Search for the Perfect Beach…

tagged EdHardy, Chichime, Coco and Kuna

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