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Established by fugitives in 1603, the town and its people are still thriving today, more than 400 years later!

¿Quieres saber más sobre San Basilio de Palenque, su gente y su historia como el primer pueblo libre de afrodescendientes en Las Americas?

"We are in the first free territory of Latin American, thanks to Benkos Biohó," said Brayan Montoya in this interview from historic San Basilio de Palenque.

The court had previously ruled indigenous groups were exempt but expanded their ruling to include NARP members in response to a motion filed by ethnic leaders