It is here, far away from the tribulations of the capital, that Julio Pinedo rules as the king of the Afro-Bolivians.
After being recognized by the state, in 2012 they were included in the Census for the first time.
Uchicho ended up working at the estate of the Marquis of Pinedo, whose name he adopted.
He arrived in Bolivia around 1820 as part of one of the last shipments of slaves to the Latin American country.
Later, they were brought to the area of Los Yungas, where they got sold to the hacienda owners,” he explains.
Fuente original: African heritage: The last king of the Americas | In English | EL PAÍS
