Imagine a typical family trip in Costa Rica: the calls of howler monkeys overhead, sloths resting in mahogany trees, and the mesmerizing blue of the Caribbean Sea in Cahuita National Park. We were walking through the dense trails, soaking in the wild nature, and as we exited the park, we decided to stroll a bit further along the shoreline to catch the day’s final breeze.

There, between the white sand and lush greenery, I stopped in front of a structure I never expected to find. A modest yet powerful monument, shaped like a small roofless African house, with memorial plaques telling a story completely different from the peaceful scenery around us. The sign read: “To the mothers and fathers from Africa… an ancestral alliance between indigenous people and Afro-descendants.” The first question that crossed my mind was: “What happened here in 1710?”

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