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April 18, 2009

Hidden kingdom of the Afro-Bolivians

It is in one of these green valleys that the symbolic "hidden kingdom" of the Afro-Bolivians is located. If you listen hard enough you can hear the drums.

"I am the king," Julio Bonifaz Pinedo proudly says, standing next to his wife Angelica, an Afro-Bolivian woman dressed in the traditional Andean outfit of bowler hat, multi-layered skirt and shawl.

"It is an immense responsibility because I have to work very hard for my people, my poor people, and we have no means." Continue reading here

2 comments:

cosmicyoruba said...

thanks a lot for this! you've got a great blog!

Beauty Is Diverse said...

Your welcome.

Thanks.!

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