San Basilio del Palenque
San Basilio de Palenque, a village in Colombia's Bolívar department near the Canal del Dique and a short drive from Cartagena de Indias, holds the distinction of being the first free African town in the Americas. UNESCO recognised its cultural space in 2005 as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage, encompassing social, medical, and religious practices, musical traditions, and Palenquero — the only creole language in the Americas to combine a Spanish lexical base with Bantu grammatical structures.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.6 km1.6 mi
San Basilio del Palenque: quick answers
Where is San Basilio del Palenque?
San Basilio del Palenque is in Mahates, Colombia, about 50 km31 miles in a straight line from Cartagena.
How do you get to San Basilio del Palenque?
The nearest airport is Cartagena (CTG), about 1 hr 40 min away by road.
What's the weather like in San Basilio del Palenque?
The warmest month is February, averaging 28°C83°F across day and night; the coolest is November, at 26°C78°F. The wettest month is October, with about 250 mm9.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in San Basilio del Palenque?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 place of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near San Basilio del Palenque?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include San Jacinto, Soplaviento and Villanueva.