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VIDEO: Afro-Colombians' successful battle to preserve their Pacific paradise

The Gulf of Tribuga, which connects some 600 hectares of beaches, jungle and mangroves, was the scene of a battle between local communities and big business from 2006 to 2023, before Unesco declared it a biosphere reserve in June.

VIDEO: Afro-Colombians' successful battle to preserve their Pacific paradise
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision

NUQUI - Facing the blue waters of Colombia's Pacific Ocean, businessmen set their sights on a giant port, but were met with resistance from Afro-Colombians and indigenous people

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Pacific Ocean
Colombia
Afro-Colombians
Choco region