In pictures: Bajamar Ballad /mritems/Images/2011/7/13/201171312316217472_17.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/201171312316217472_11.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/2011713123320453734_13.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/201171312316217472_15.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/201171312316217472_9.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/201171312316217472_13.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/2011713123320453734_8.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/2011713123320453734_14.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/2011713123320453734_11.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/2011713123320453734_12.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/2011713123320453734_18.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/201171312316217472_8.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/201171312316217472_12.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/2011713123320453734_15.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/2011713123320453734_9.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/201171312316217472_14.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/2011713123320453734_10.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/201171312316217472_10.jpg;*;/mritems/Images/2011/7/13/201171312316217472_18.jpg For years, 25,000 Afro-Colombian refugees and migrants have lived in a town on stilts over the sea [Oliver Schmieg];*;They are residents of Buenaventura on Colombia(***)s Pacific Coast [Oliver Schmieg];*;But now the Colombian government is attempting to relocate the entire community [Oliver Schmieg];*;It wants to move them to an island barrio [Oliver Schmieg];*;And to build a commerical port and tourist beaches in Buenaventura [Oliver Schmieg];*;Community leaders are trying to resist the eviction [Oliver Schmieg];*;Or at least fight for decent compensation [Oliver Schmieg];*;As the move would not only rob residents of their homes but of their main livelihood - fishing [Oliver Schmieg];*;The vast majority of the residents of the area are black and many see the eviction in race terms [Oliver Schmieg];*;They argue that the Afro-Colombians have managed to acquire prime real estate and now the white and mixed race elite want to take it for themselves [Oliver Schmieg];*;Activist Benildo Estupinan has organised local musicians and singers to compose songs that raise consciousness of the issues they face [Oliver Schmieg];*;A collective of 30 singers and musicians was formed in December and given the name "Marcando Territorio" or "Defending Territory" [Oliver Schmieg];*;They are organising concerts, rallies and recording songs in defence of their homes and way of life [Oliver Schmieg];*;Residents argue that evicting them and moving them to a proposed housing development would only increase their problems [Oliver Schmieg];*;Estupinan says it would leave them poor and unemployed in an island ghetto [Oliver Schmieg];*;Beyond the economic factors, residents say their "territory" is at the core of their identity [Oliver Schmieg];*;It is the place where they say they can fish, chop wood and collect tropical fruit from the mangroves [Oliver Schmieg];*;The residents feel they are a persecuted minority that has never received anything from the government [Oliver Schmieg];*;As one of the musicians, Pompilio Castillo, sings: "The poor man has never been taken into account. The government and the rich will not listen to you." [Oliver Schmieg] 0