Afro-Mexicans have celebrated a heritage through dancing devils, fireworks using traditional musical instruments such as the donkey jawbone. People usually forget to mark the festival despite a centuries-old presence.
Never the less, the festival, which was created in honor of patron saint Nicolas of Tolentino, aims to maintain the culture of Cuajinicuilapa community in southern Guerrero state and preserve it from being lost.
On the other hand, about 1.5 million of people in Mexico are of African ancestry, regarding that the country contains 128 million, but they are unfamiliar outside the borders of Costa Chica province.
Ady Cruz, who is a 28-year-old dancer, said: "We're proudly Afro-Mexican".
