Vanishing act: Panama’s Guna people forced to move as the sea swallows their island – in pictures

The Guna are determined to preserve their heritage, despite the threat to it. Here, Arnelio Brenes, head of a Guna student group, defiantly lifts his Kammu – a traditional wooden flute that is a symbol of his culture – as he rallies protesters in Panama City. The Guna people gathered on 12 October to protest the celebration of Columbus Day, as it symbolises the country’s colonial legacy, which has had a devastating impact on their culture and people. ‘The blood that has been spilled will never be forgotten,’ he cries into the microphone