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圣布拉斯群岛，巴拿马 San Blas Islands, Panama (© bgremler/Shutterstock)

美丽的蓝色岛屿 A blue-tiful island

圣布拉斯群岛，巴拿马

圣布拉斯群岛坐落在巴拿马北部海岸，由360多个岛屿组成，面朝加勒比海。群岛以清澈纯净的海水闻名，是浮潜、冲浪、潜水和岛屿探险的理想乐园。美丽的珊瑚礁环绕着岛屿，为丰富多样的海洋生物提供了栖息地。当地原住民库纳人是岛屿上的主要居民，他们古老悠久的生活方式非常独特，至今穿着传统但充满活力的服饰，住在被称为bohíos的茅草屋，还掌握着技法复杂、被称为mola的服饰图案拼布刺绣艺术。

San Blas Islands, Panama

Nestled off the northern coast of Panama, the San Blas Islands are an archipelago of more than 360 islands in the Caribbean Sea. Known for their clean, calm waters, they are the perfect place for adventure sports such as snorkeling, surfing, and diving. Staghorn and pillar coral are among the species found in coral reefs surrounding the islands, which teem with marine life. The islands are inhabited primarily by Gunas—people indigenous to Guna Yala—who preserve their way of living with vibrant, traditional clothing, thatched-roof huts known as 'bohíos,' and intricate, handcrafted mola textiles.

索巴尼亚国家公园上方耸立的百年桥, 巴拿马 Centennial Bridge towering above Soberanía National Park, Panama (© David Tipling/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Centennial Bridge

What do you get when you cross historic feats of engineering with unmatched natural beauty? This photo of a suspension bridge in a rainforest. Or more specifically: Panama, where the photo was taken.

Panama celebrates its Independence Day today—although on this strategic, ocean-straddling strip of land, independence is complicated. When Panama broke loose from Spain on this day in 1821, it became part of Colombia until, backed by the US, it seceded in November 1903 just before the Panama Canal was built. (The Centennial Bridge over the canal, shown here, was finished in 2003 to commemorate 100 years since that event.) The US spearheaded building the international waterway, and controlled it until December 31, 1999, when Panamanians finally assumed full command of the canal, one of Panama's chief sources of revenue.

百年桥

当你将历史性的工程壮举与无与伦比的自然美景相结合时，你会得到什么？这张照片是雨林中的一座吊桥。或者更具体地说：照片拍摄地巴拿马。

巴拿马今天庆祝其独立日，尽管在这片战略上横跨海洋的狭长土地上，独立是复杂的。1821年的今天，巴拿马脱离西班牙，成为哥伦比亚的一部分，直到1903年11月，在美国的支持下，巴拿马运河建成之前脱离了哥伦比亚。（图中所示的运河百年纪念桥于2003年完工，以纪念该事件发生100周年。）美国率先修建了国际水道，并控制了该水道，直到1999年12月31日，巴拿马人最终全面控制了运河，这是巴拿马的主要收入来源之一。