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Garifuna drummers and dancers in Livingston, Guatemala

Posted by David Paul Appell on November 4, 2022 at 2:34pm

This funky beach town is one of a number along the Caribbean coasts of not just Guatemala but also neighboring Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama in which the Garifunas - descendants of settlers from islands such as Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, and St. Lucia - keep their culture alive, including speaking English as well as Spanish.

Read more about African-derived culture in Central America and elsewhere in my post 12 Top Destinations for African Diaspora Travel.

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