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Free tour of San Basilio de Palenque: the first free city from slavery in America

Escape to Palenque and discover a small piece of Africa in Colombia. Don't miss the opportunity to experience a journey full of joy and magic by visiting the most emblematic places of the area, enjoying its culture, its black history, its music, its gastronomy, its language (Spanish lexical base), its organizational form based on ma kuágro, and all its cultural richness that converge in the living heritage.
Palenque, declared an Oral and Intangible Heritage by UNESCO, will captivate you at first sight.

The free tour of Palenque includes:
• Guidance within the territory

• Hydration 

• Time for lunch, menu: fish in coconut stew, fried fish, stewed meat, fried chicken, stewed pork, and vegetarian.

Showcase of:
• Statue of Benkos Biohó
• Statue of Antonio Cervantes Reyes "niño pambelé" and boxing class
• House museum
• Traditional medicine courtyard
• Kombilesa Mi house


RECOMMENDATIONS:
Bring sunscreen, towel, umbrella, and/or hat.


The tour lasts 3 hours and 15 minutes
Available in Spanish

Neudis
Guide: Neudis
Guiding since 2022
My name is Neudis Marimon! native of the community of San Basilio de Palenque, director and tourist guide of the community tourism agency Benkos Tour, knowledgeable and bearer of the culture of our territory, noted for my excellence promoting the development and safeguarding of all cultural wealth and ancestral legacy that converge in the living heritage of our palenquero territory.

5 stops
125 m walking
3 hours and 15 minutes
Meeting point:Cra. 14 #1845, San Basilio Del Palenque, Mahates, Bolívar, ColombiaMain square of San Basilio de PalenqueOpen in Google Maps
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Free tour of San Basilio de Palenque: the first free city from slavery in America


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