Ecuador: An Afro Community Celebrates Christmas

Guimbí is a small village in a forest in the north of Esmeraldas province, Ecuador. The villagers are the descendants of African slaves, who worked in the mines and settled there in the late 1700’s. They have preserved several ancient African traditions, especially religious ones. They make their living working in the fields, fishing, hunting, and …

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