Hailing from San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia, the first free African town in the Americas, Kombilesa Mi combines Spanish and the local Palenquero language to create a unique blend of traditional ...

PALENQUE, Colombia (Reuters) - The drumskin sings in the tropical sun as 12-year-old Pedro Joaquin beats out an ancient rhythm. His mother shells peas and nods approval as chickens peck in the ...

San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia – Overlooking the usually sleepy, languid town of San Basilio de Palenque is a statue of Benkos Bioho, runaway slave, town founder, and symbol of the town’s ...

I'm in San Basilio de Palenque, a ramshackle town in the foothills of the Montes de Maria mountains, 60 kilometres south-east of the port city of Cartagena on Colombia's Caribbean coast.

San Basilio de Palenque, an iconic Afro-Colombian town in the north of Colombia, opened its own tourism center this weekend as it aims to increasingly become an attractive tourist destination.

The village of San Basilio de Palenque, a small village in northern Colombia, was one of the first communities of escaped African slaves during the Spanish Colonization. The descendants of these ...

Founded by former slaves four centuries ago, the community of Palenque de San Basilio near the historic city of Cartagena became the first free town in the Americas.

A painter, printmaker, and sculptor, as well as a photographer and one of Colombia’s most celebrated contemporary artists, Ana Mercedes Hoyos focused much of her work on the Afro-Colombian community ...

Harry and Meghan rounded off the third day of their royal tour by visiting traditional Afro-Caribbean village, San Basilio de Palenque.

PALENQUE, COLOMBIA – AUGUST 17: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are seen in the streets of San Basilio de Palenque during a visit around Colombia on August 17, 2024 in ...