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Museo de las Culturas Afromestizas

TIME : 2016/2/18 9:59:12

The Museo de las Culturas Afromestizas is a tribute to the history of African slaves in Mexico and, specifically, to local Afro-Mestizo culture. It's all in Spanish; there are some interesting stories, sweet dioramas and a model slaving ship. Behind the museum are three examples of casas redondas, the round houses typical of West Africa that were built around Cuaji until as late as the 1960s. The museum is just behind the basketball court on the main road in the center of town.