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African and Indigenous Heritage in Oaxaca’s Coast

Season 11 Episode 1104

On the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca, runaway slaves built their own communities and joined other indigenous groups, forging a culture that persists into the present.

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Explore the old town of Baracoa and Cuba's vast sugar cane fields.
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Explore the world's largest freshwater swamp, the Pantanal.
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