Complex sentence: The first zambos were initially the offspring of escaping shipwrecked slaves, as well as plantation slave escapees, who ventured into various Central American, South American, and Caribbean jungles seeking refuge in remote Amerindian communities to hide and escape capture by colonial authorities.
Split into simpler sentences: The first zambos were initially the offspring of slaves who escaped from shipwrecks and plantations, and ventured into various Central American, South American, and Caribbean jungles seeking refuge. They joined remote Amerindian communities to hide and escape capture by colonial authorities.