Sambo Creek is a traditional Garífuna village 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of La Ceiba on the Caribbean Sea north coast of Honduras. An annual fair is held in June. Sambo Creek has the largest Garifuna population in Honduras and is considered to be a true Garifuna town. Sambo Creek is the best place to find traditional punta dances every Sunday by the beach.
Ethnic Mix: 85% Garifuna, 15% Mestizo
Among the famous natives are Olympic sprinter Rolando Palacios.
Coordinates: 15°49′N 86°41′W / 15.817°N 86.683°W / 15.817; -86.683
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“The only law was that enforced by the Creek Lighthorsemen and the U.S. deputy marshals who paid rare and brief visits; or the “two volumes of common law” that every man carried strapped to his thighs.”
—State of Oklahoma, U.S. relief program (1935-1943)