Palenque: Africa in Colombia | TRAVEL VLOG

There are very few places where forced assimilation of language, religion, and customs have not affected the lives of the descendants of African slaves today. Palenque is one of those few gems where you can still see Africa shine through every part of life. From the music to the religion, you really see Africa in South America.
I had the opportunity to do a tour with Experience Real Cartagena. This company, founded by Alex Rocha, is the best company to use if you want to look into Afro-Colombian culture. I had gone on one of his tours of Cartagena before and it was fantastic! This trip to Palenque did not disappoint either. If you go to Cartagena, you MUST hit up Alex Rocha. experiencerealcartagena.com/
Had you heard of Palenque before? Would you visit? Comment below.
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[@aimendondo]

This is amazing! I can’t wait to visit this exciting place : Palanquero, Colombia 🇨🇴 one love beautiful African people

[@yupshetravels]

Aime Bomela it’s truly a unique place I hope you get to experience! 💛

[@fastingislife3766]

Aime Bomela we are the Israelites that were scattered throughout the earth. Even the native Americans are our long lost brothers who migrated here thousands of years ago Read Deuteronomy 28:15-68 Joel 3

[@arushanioshaka5600]

@@fastingislife3766 please keep your bullcrap in the USA u lost minded fool

[@feline7850]

@@fastingislife3766 The Black Native American with the woolly hair are our people!

[@fastingislife3766]

fe line not all of our people look like us🤷🏾‍♂️

[@TheTrill334]

They really kept their culture . It's beautiful to see this

[@ErnestPorter-wl1cx]

Black People all over the world can dance their Butt off. It's in our DNA

[@pcg1276]

That’s a racist statement not a compliment

[@ErnestPorter-wl1cx]

Who asked you for your comment

[@afag7777]

Here we love all of Africa, greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴

[@newjersey-thesupertrucker]

They may be my relatives.. tears in my eyes.

[@toddmaek5436]

They are our cousins

[@blackgold1931]

@@toddmaek5436 They are our brother and sisters.

[@favourjessah996]

Am from Nigeria and it's so fascinating seeing how Afro Colombians still preserve the African culture, the dance is not different from the dance I see in cross river state Nigeria. When I look at Afro Colombians closely I see a different features from we west Africans which suggests they must have been mixed along the line. Mucho amor desde tu hermano negro desde Nigeria.

[@ilna4813]

Actually most of them have alot of ancestry & culture from Kongo Kingdom (the Bakongo tribe), and some other ethnic groups in Angola, Congo & Gabon. Even the language Palenquero is spoken there, a creole mixed with Kikongo and Spanish mainly, with small influences from other languages/dialects. Their cultural dance as well shares similarity with the Bakongo traditional dances.

[@MrAlen6e]

I love this video, afrocolombians have gone through so much, I'm glad the outside world has begun to notice our people.

[@yorubaglobal]

One love brothers and sisters

[@marvl6472]

I'm spreading the word..I been looking at them and afro Mexican, Afro Peruvians also..can't wait to meet people in Palenque, Cali, Choco

[@thebridge5483]

I will visit them also 🇭🇹🙌🏿

[@yupshetravels]

you'll love it!

[@introspect86]

🇭🇹

[@Kabaselefh]

These are our people we need to visit them

[@yupshetravels]

Absolutely!

[@Laoriginal718]

Amen

[@baffodo1171]

Beautiful. I love it. Colombia I will visit you very soon. Especially the African part.

[@TheLilly]

Reminds me of primary school in Kenya where we used to put on these costumes and do dance competitions.

[@dianam.agudelo3066]

They still keep some Africa tradition, palenqueros and raizales as well.

[@Tiaggus]

@@dianam.agudelo3066 what about chocoanos?

[@Sele922]

@@Tiaggusthe same

[@barsteam7069]

Im going! Point blank and the period!

[@yupshetravels]

You won’t regret it

[@alexandertracy30]

Loookkk I have to visit 🥺

[@proverbalizer]

wow, right from the first second her smile, her dancing, her beauty have me completely mesmerized. African women are such a gift to this planet

[@nordino9176]

I will go there one day from Mozambique

[@yupshetravels]

Enjoy!

[@nordino9176]

@@yupshetravels thanks

[@pacoaguilar1185]

@@yupshetravels where are you from? I love your content!! I don't know how your channel wasn't recommended before.

[@carlsanchious8192]

These are some amazingly beautiful black people here.... Africa is in this place.

[@TheGalsenn]

Respect.... looking at them it is like they never left Africa....

[@Mannithe1st]

My people from Guine Bissau much love 🇬🇼🇬🇼

[@bambabadiane1502]

Un gran saldo desde senegal

[@kokolino9345]

❤️I LOVE IT. I M FROM DRCONGO.

[@rodrigorodders7173]

They speak a Kikongo mixed with Spanish creole

[@mrladnek5858]

The nicest but yet one of the most deprived people in Colombia 🇨🇴

[@yupshetravels]

You tell no lies!!

[@theholeintheground503]

Actually the most deprived and violent zones in Colombia are the ones populated by indigenous. Guainía and Mitu are some of them.

[@dianam.agudelo3066]

@@theholeintheground503 those states that you are talking about are the most deprived, but If you went further north of map where is crowed by white and mestizo people, my goodness! Some of those areas are the most violent. So Let me tell U that the poorest and deprived Colombias's area is Choco, the black folks living close to the Pacific Ocean are super vulnerable.

[@Sele922]

@@dianam.agudelo3066en Colombia los negros y los indígenas sufren demasiado ahí si no se puede hacer una comparación

[@KittyGata314]

Haaaaay Cousins from Colombia 🇨🇴 besitos

[@SigmaLyfestyle]

Black people in America need to understand that there are people of African decent all over the caribbean and South America. The boat stopped more places than America.

[@yupshetravels]

Correct

[@vaughncunningham2291]

Our people are truly amazing with all that we’ve been through and continue to go through we are still here that’s why it is extremely important to keep and preserve our African blood line I love to see videos like this even though our people were shipped to the four corners of the earth it is amazing how we were able to keep our customs if this video didn’t have a title you would think this was filmed in Africa much love and respect to all my Africans and African diaspora world wide I loved the part that said if you don’t look like this you cannot stay here that was powerful!!!!!!

[@akileach9253]

Z2:08 this was Shakiras inspiration during the 2020 halftime show!!!!

[@musiqworlmedia88]

Yuh just have to love our ppl,we are scattered but we are still 1

[@Duwor]

Love from Liberia 🇱🇷

[@joseph9531]

They look so happy 😊 wow, so am I. Proud to be part of the African experience, chai!

[@sidneycooper]

The music tradition of African people are the same world wide! If you come to Washington, D.C. you will hear the same rhythm. We call it Go-Go.

[@TorTheWeirdo]

Yup!!!

[@aaronfitch9484]

F Washington dc

[@miskellaneousK]

As an African Its not dream to visit our taken brothers and sisters...its beautiful

[@rocker6411]

African Heritage In San Basilio De Palenque.Colombia.vIVA aFRICA!vIVA cOLOMBIA!

[@magesamo3604]

God bless you our brothers and sisters in colombia.

[@oliverruiz8817]

Deliciosa gastronomía.. Se me antojo un pescado frito con arroz con coco y plátano...

[@dreeamdee9354]

Incroyable le rythme du tam-tam on se croirait vraiment en Afrique.

[@allencampbell1058]

I cant stand how Colombians in colombia neglect and treat Afro colombians poorly, they are part and are the colombian community as well 💯 soy colombian too

[@oscarjohnson1911]

un gran saludo desde Costa rica , hermosisimos mi gente MUCHAS BENDICIONES.

[@yupshetravels]

Mi gente!

[@kofikwabena5785]

Much love from the US❤💛💚🖤

[@yonsefmoye8817]

Much improved Royal! This one was packed with dopeness!! A little bit of everything.

[@yupshetravels]

Thanks Yonsef! Palenque was so awesome. Add it to your list next time you're in Colombia.

[@new9at9it9]

Salt of the Earth!

[@onholdbro6133]

Good video about African Culture in Palenque. Hope to see another video about their self sufficiency i.e. Agriculture(crops/livestock), production of clothing and other materials.

[@Aboriginal_American_Hebrew]

Beautiful!!!

[@NicolasSotoBarrera]

África libre en AMÉRICA!!!!!!!

[@ericedudzi6267]

We Love you all from Ghana 🇬🇭 ❤️

[@risalilqueen]

Love from your sister in 🇬🇾

[@Heav3n7]

I love this!! Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤

[@yupshetravels]

Thank you for watching

[@bestsinger11]

Thank you so much for sharing your travels. This was absolutely beautiful to watch!!!!

[@yupshetravels]

Glad you enjoyed :)

[@nicolelgreen1491]

I watched another and they were playing with white dolls. Representation is everything!!!

[@Lawrence100Lawrence]

I love this page please continue to give the world this great content. You have a great personality this page is 🔥🔥🔥💯💪🏿

[@kolyabarnez1774]

This is truly dope! Thank you for this!!!!

[@yupshetravels]

Kolya Barnez thank you! Glad you liked it 😊

[@nonamedyrseth8571]

Yup She Travels Not in africa though

[@Travelingwithabbc]

Thanks for sharing. I had no idea this place existed

[@PaesJAO]

Thanks for sharing this video. How did you set this trip up to Palenque? I would appreciate any info you may have. I’m going to Cartagena next month and want to visit Palenque.

[@rolandodearatia]

linda cultura y bella gente mi mujer es de cartgena y por ella lo conoci hermoso lugar

[@ItsJustMikee]

Such a fun vlog

[@yupshetravels]

Thank you!

[@henrihoya6349]

AFRICA WILL GET BACK UP TO SAVE and RECOVER ALL AFRICAN SOULS THE WORLD OVER. 🇨🇲🇨🇲

[@thaguy7732]

That was awesome

[@carlpean8626]

Would love to visit🇭🇹

[@LFranklya]

Beautiful 👍🏾

[@dmasterba9993]

Greetings from the motherland, Africa.

[@moneypromusic4419]

Our people have rythm and style cah done

[@yupshetravels]

Yup!

[@miskellaneousK]

When she was eating that fish with a fork, I kept shouting girl use your hands ! I can imagine how much of a waste was left eating it that way

[@JohnPaul-hs5os]

I am afro american black people are beautifil around the world andcrich in culture i am so happy to be black thank you God

[@gwamakangwala6468]

Lovely lovely I am so in love with this place, it reminds me of home in Africa.

[@kathiadelarosa9647]

Espero que no se pierda la Esencia de la Tradición Heredada por sus ancestros. La transmisión de la Cultura, Tradiciones y Costumbres debe ser de Generación en Generación y pienso que se logra, Orientando a los niños, niñas y jóvenes a mantener vivo el Legado Afro, difundiendo la Esencia de las Costumbres. Así no se perderá su rica Cultura Afro Palenquera.

[@stephenanderson1594]

That food looks fire

[@PAAKWAMEPAA]

Vaya estás sólo disfrutando este lugar

[@yupshetravels]

Huh ?

[@sankofanyame]

everywhere we are one. ✊🏾❤💚🖤

[@EFIT_206]

I cant visit at the moment but i really am trynna find a source to learn their language

[@yupshetravels]

That would be cool if there was a video online or workshop. Only time I saw the language being taught was during the anual drum festival

[@kap5571]

So this is where Shakira got her half time inspo from, surprise surprise.

[@yupshetravels]

Lots of Afro Colombian influence

[@theholeintheground503]

Shakira created the few schools that are in this zones. She gives them free education. In Colombia we all know that Shakira has done more for the poor children than the government itself

[@dubonett8239]

Colombian Music is influenced by African rhythms. Its embraced, and every one is aware of it. Shakira plays tribute to this in several of her songs. Google ; Carnaval De Barranquilla, you will see how strong this beautiful influence is in our culture.

[@dubonett8239]

Colombian Music is influenced by African rhythms. Its embraced, and every one is aware of it. Shakira plays tribute to this in several of her songs. Google ; Carnaval De Barranquilla, you will see how strong this beautiful influence is in our culture.

[@bashbjunaid8721]

Believe me if I travel to palanqe I will feel like home..because am black African

[@ElNegringoKreyolito]

Awesome video. Tell Wendy I said hi😆. What's your ethnicity YupSheTravels? 😄

[@pancho6255]

😂 my moms aunt in Barranquilla, Colombia 🇨🇴 had a macaw 🦜 just like Wendy and man he was a trip. My cousin taught him cus words and that bird will cus you smooth out like a person 😂.

[@shockg11]

I love us ❤️💛💚

[@sffee8151]

That parrot was tearing up that french fry fam lol

[@rubengoodliff6209]

❤️

[@bigbamm8243]

I love my black peoples

[@okuomose1]

Good exercise

[@angelnelson2012]

Isnt that hibiscus leaves?

[@shawnknox8098]

😍😍😍

[@chrissystewart6268]

I'm learning how to speak Spanish , I want to communicate with Afro-Colombians & learn the history

[@blackgold1931]

So glad their blood doesn’t appear tainted. Bless them.

[@dianam.agudelo3066]

They are pure and being like that since they were taken from different places from Africa. They mainly gotta some heritage from Nigeria, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Senegal.

[@MrCristianposso]

Ush, you are as racist as the people you seem to hate.

[@maestrojayysule5660]

This culture like tanzania tradion culture .im from tanzania

[@Jonas-rr9lv]

Can someone tell how to travel to San basilio de palenque/ palenke???? I want to see it with my own eyes 👀... do they have airport 🛫 there??

[@nicciwho9808]

Fly into cartagena. Its about an hour away.

[@oliverruiz8817]

Guapos los afrodescendientes... En palenque..

[@chinchanchou]

Negros usa bien la palabra

[@dubonett8239]

@@chinchanchou Afro descendentes es un termino correcto

[@chinchanchou]

@@dubonett8239 negro mucho más, soy negro prefiero eso a afrodescenduente? Muy largo !!!

[@andresrealpez3541]

6:29 tamarindo sweet

[@dcbb6865]

I love these people, segregation is the only solution for the preservation of our life. No sense in living with people who hate you and want to hurt you and your Children. I hope our African American and Afro Caribbean people do the same. Its time to give white people what they want. A world to themselves.

[@yubirneysoto8692]

yo hablo español

[@bmoney2560]

Black is so beautiful and so are u

[@lextrodamus4493]

not a single weave in sight :D

[@ibnBobby80]

1:10 Did he say doodoo of the cow?

[@lerulara]

The poopoo 💩

[@angelnelson2012]

I wanna gooooooo!!! How can i get here?

[@okuomose1]

Buy a ticket

[@angelnelson2012]

@@okuomose1 ok but how will i get to meet the village people?

[@oumarfofana4628]

@@angelnelson2012 From Cartagena you can get their

[@angelnelson2012]

@@oumarfofana4628 thank u so much

[@yupshetravels]

I put the info of the tour I used in my profile. Also, you can get there by bus.

[@faithwalkerscharities7242]

Nice video sister Are you on Instagram?

[@yupshetravels]

Thank you. My insta is @yupshetravels

[@LittlezSqueez]

They dance like mukongo people

[@williamtyler727]

BLACK PEOPLE- BEAUTIFUL PERIOD!!!!!!

[@satawatkhongbunkaew7062]

We love your travel vlog 😍 we also just started a travel channel 🙈 would love if we could support eachother 😄

[@yupshetravels]

Gaby & Satto you have some awesome content! 💛 I just subscribed

[@nicolelgreen1491]

I want to send baby dolls for the girls and boys, can you help???

[@NicolasSotoBarrera]

La gente de palenque NUNCA FUERON EXCLAVOS!!!!!!!! AFRICA LIBRE!!!!!!!

[@sankofaashanti2572]

Fear of a black planet say no more

[@bashbjunaid8721]

Same culture like Africa no different

[@Brokethesyringstv4507]

they dont look african?

[@josephineldn]

And what do Africans look like ? Because even Black Africans who live in Africa don't all look the same .

[@Dreadboi1990]

Wonder what tribe of Y'Israel is this? There everywhere

[@Robio_scorpio]

They aren't Israelites hotep

[@gc1282]

Would I get my ass beat up if I go there For being only partially black? 😂