Revisit: BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA (CA. 1650- )
A city at the mouth of the Escondido River and the Caribbean Sea, Bluefields is home to a large black settlement on the east coast of Nicaragua and is strongly associated with Black Creole culture. Nicaragua has the largest population of African descent in Central America and approximately two-thirds of that group resides in and around Bluefields. The black presence in the region goes back to the 17th century as Puritans … Continue reading Revisit: BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA (CA. 1650- )