San Basilio de palenque territorio libre

24/10/2021

Plaza principal del corregimiento de San Basilio de Palenque

22/10/2021

Have you ever wondered how to get to San Basilio de Palenque?
You can go to the Cartagena Transport Terminal and take a direct bus to San Basilio de Palenque,
This bus has a cost of 9 thousand pesos

21/10/2021

Arroyo de san basilio de Palenque

17/10/2021

Emelina is one of the most famous and oldest braiding machines in a town that was literally woven with the hair of its women and that keeps the ancient tradition of hairstyles alive. "I did not go to study, that was not used in my time; but since I was little they taught me that braids are a way of being free"

The way to freedom was woven by the slaves in a very particular way: in their hair, through the braids. That is argued by Emilia Valencia Murraini, president of the Afro-Colombian Women's Association (Amafrocol),

In this way the slaves, led by Benkos, planned the escape, armed with what would be a furry compass.

17/10/2021

Batatas dance school San Basilio de Palenque

16/10/2021

The Palenque de San Basilio community preserves an ethnic awareness that allows it to understand itself as a specific people, with the only Creole language with a Spanish lexical base in the African diaspora

15/10/2021

San Basilio de Palenque stands as one of the main ethnic tourist destinations in the Caribbean region, which has undoubtedly been strengthened from the various recognitions, carried out by bodies such as the Ministry of Culture, which recognized it as a Cultural Asset of National Interest and Unesco with the declaration of its Cultural Space as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005. The declaration has meant an increase in tourism and the need to safeguard Palenquero cultural manifestations and heritage.

14/10/2021

From October 15 to 18, the community of San Basilio de Palenque presents its most important event
* Festival of drums and cultural expressions of Palenque: where its community dresses up for four days and where workshops are held on the Palenquera language, oral tradition, gastronomy, hairstyles, dance, crafts, lambalu and musical shows such as la puya el son and el mapale . (Incultur, 2008). With this festival the importance of culture is rescued and especially that of the drum since this instrument predominates in the culture, since it is present in all the daily activities of the community

Corporación Festival de Tambores de Palenque

14/10/2021

San Basilio de Palenque
was founded by benkos Biojo the great maroon who led them to freedom.
Palenque symbolizes the Afro struggle, the abolition of slavery and ethnic vindication. This community has won its freedom by hand and sweat is a population to be completely admired.



San Basilio de Palenque
fue fundada por benkos Biojo el gran cimarrón que los condujo a la libertad.
Palenque simboliza la lucha afro, la abolición de la esclavitud y la reivindicación étnica. Esta comunidad ha ganado su libertad a pulso y sudor es una población para ser completamente admirada

13/10/2021

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13/10/2021

San Basilio de Palenque is the cradle of athletes such as Antonio Cervantes “Kid Pambelé
Colombian boxer who became the glory of the national sport by being the first Colombian to obtain a world boxing title in 1972. The fame of "Pambelé" served him to help his hometown, San Basilio de Palenque, promoting first-class civil works need

San Basilio de Palenque es la cuna de deportistas como Antonio Cervantes “Kid Pambelé
Boxeador colombiano que se convirtió en la gloria del deporte nacional al ser el primer colombiano en obtener un título mundial de boxeo en 1972. La fama de "Pambelé" le sirvió para ayudar a su ciudad natal, San Basilio de Palenque, promoviendo obras civiles de primer nivel.

12/10/2021

These were the so called "palenques" places far from the colonies to which African slaves escaped to live in freedom, with autonomy and independence.

Eran los denominados "palenques" lugares alejados de las colonias a los que escapaban los esclavos africanos para vivir en libertad, con autonomía e independencia.

12/10/2021

san Basilio de Palenque:
It is located in the department of Bolívar to the south of the city of Cartagena. It is a town characterized by having a historical legacy, considered the first Afro-descendant people to free itself from the slave regime during the colonial period.

San Basilio de Palenque:
Se ubica en el departamento de Bolívar al sur de la ciudad de Cartagena. Es un pueblo caracterizado por tener un legado histórico, considerado el primer pueblo afrodescendiente en liberarse del régimen esclavista durante la época colonial.