San Basilio de Palenque
San Basilio de Palenque | |
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Statue of Benkos Biohó | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Bolívar |
| Municipality | Mahates |
| Cultural space of Palenque de San Basilio | |
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| Country | Colombia |
| Reference | 00102 |
| Region | South America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2008 (3rd session) |
| List | Representative |
San Basilio de Palenque or Palenque de San Basilio, often referred to by the locals simply as Palenke, is a Palenque village and corregimiento in the Municipality of Mahates, Bolivar in northern Colombia. Palenque was the first free African town in the Americas, and in 2005 was declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.