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History of community GARIFUNAS radio
In 1997 Community Radio Faluma Bimetu (Sweet Coconut) was founded in the community of Triunfo de la Cruz, being the first community radio established in Honduras.
Faluma Bimetu was created by the Committee of Defense of the Lands of Triunfo de la Cruz (CODETT), existing since the elite Honduran power try to seize th
e territory of the community, for the purpose of making it parte of tourism project known as Tela’s Bay..In the community of Triunfo de la Cruz, the radio played a unifying role in the defense of ancestral territory and to create a process of cultural strengthening, given the constant offensive that exists on the part of the dominant culture and mass media .
e territory of the community, for the purpose of making it parte of tourism project known as Tela’s Bay..In the community of Triunfo de la Cruz, the radio played a unifying role in the defense of ancestral territory and to create a process of cultural strengthening, given the constant offensive that exists on the part of the dominant culture and mass media .
