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All along the Bay of Tela there are several different Garifuna communities, and perhaps some of the most interesting ones in all the country are right here; the most interesting and unique is Miami, the only one that to this day is still completely built of thatched huts. You can eat typical foods at all the villages, and learn some of their traditions. Outstanding, and definitely fun, are the "punta" and "yancunu" dances, that have origins in their African roots. This social group that arrived to Honduras in 1787, from the Caribbean Island of Saint Vincent in the Lesser Antilles, was the result of racial intermingling of the black slaves (who where shipwrecked after being brought from Africa) with the local Carib Indians. They have retained many of their ancient customs and beliefs. They settled along the coasts of Honduras and Belize.
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