Guapi is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. The municipality of Guapi is located on the Guapi River, 4 miles from the …Guapi is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. The municipality of Guapi is located on the Guapi River, 4 miles from the Pacific Ocean, and also covers the island of Gorgona. Guapi is a predominantly Afro-Colombian and Catholic area, with a rich local history. Combining both aspects, and most prominent in local tradition, Guapireños have been building balsadas – handcrafted two-tiered boats decorated with native materials – every December, as part of two ceremonies related to Christmas, for many generations. A Guapireño described the tradition as "a cultural manifestation that has been preserved for centuries and that is linked with the black community's history of resistance".
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