Historic town founded by Black Colombians fleeing slavery eyes second ‘independence’

19 octobre 2025 | Tiago Rogero in San Basilio de Palenque; photographs by Ever Mercado
San Basilio de Palenque calls itself ‘the first free Black territory in the Americas’ – a referendum next month could win its own local government The Caribbean Colombian village that proudly calls itself “the first free Black territory in the Americas” is on the verge of freeing itself once (…)
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