San Blas

[ sahn blahs ]

noun

1. Gulf of, a gulf of the Caribbean on the N coast of Panama.
2. Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Isthmus of Panama. 31 miles (50 km) wide.
3. the Cuna Indian people who inhabit the islands in the Gulf of San Blas.

San Blas

/ ˈsɑːn ˈblɑːs /

noun

1. Isthmus of San Blas
   the narrowest part of the Isthmus of Panama. Width: about 50 km (30 miles)
2. Gulf of San Blas
   an inlet of the Caribbean on the N coast of Panama

Example Sentences

On nice weather days, the three of us would make the half hour drive over to Cape San Blas, a seventeen mile barrier island located south of Port St. Joe, where Highway 30A dead ends into 30E.

From Salon

A hurricane warning is in effect from the port city of Manzanillo, Colima to San Blas in Nayarit, while tropical storm conditions could extend as far as Michoacan state.

From Reuters

Gulf County, southeast of Panama City, ordered mandatory evacuations for visitors on Cape San Blas north of the Stump Hole, and people in recreational vehicles along County Road 30 and U.S.

From New York Times

"I was about to turn 15 and I wasn't sure if I wanted a party, a present or just the funds to open a small ice cream shop," says Aray Arias Torres of the decision that led her to become one of the latest young entrepreneurs to set up shop in Barrio San Blas, one of Caracas' most dangerous neighbourhoods.

From BBC

The NHC warned that preparations to protect life and property within the area under hurricane watch, from beach town Punta Perula in the state of Jalisco to San Blas in Nayarit, "should be rushed to completion."

From Reuters