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Palenque
Colombia: Palenqueros fighting to save native tongue 200 years after escaping slavery
When enslaved Africans escaped from the port of Cartagena in the 17th century, they fell on the hilly region of the Atlantic Coast for their safety. When it became their safe refuge against a possible recapture by the colonizers, the hundreds of escapees created their city which they named Palenque. They were recognized as an independent region…
