For the first time in a century, the Agustín Codazzi Institute has decided to generate a map in the Cofán language. To achieve this, they partnered with the communities and their elders, who helped locate their sacred places. It represents the seed of a process to rescue cultures that are at risk of disappearing.
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By María Fernanda Lizcano / March 13, 2023 “When I was young, my dad gave me a chainsaw, and I felt like…
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El Espectador / December 17, 2021 In Putumayo, five SISPIs (Indigenous Intercultural Healthcare Systems) are being developed with indigenous communities.…
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The Tierra Viva Foundation of Belén de los Andaquíes, with the support of the Amazon Conservation Team, formed a group of children and youth biodiversity monitors six years ago.
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In a joint effort between the NGO the Amazon Conservation Team, the government of the department of Antioquia and the Colombian National Land Agency, 924 families from the Sinú, Emberá Chamí, Emberá Eyábida and Gunadule peoples established or expanded their reserves.
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The Universidad de los Andes health brigade traveled to Putumayo to train indigenous health aides in taking samples to detect the virus that causes Covid-19, using nasopharyngeal swabs. This is a chronicle of an intercultural encounter in a time of pandemic.
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Scientists are looking at the medicinal potential of plants and animals in the region’s vast tropical forests.
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September 25, 2020 By Juliana Jaimes For more than a year, the indigenous peoples of the Curare Los Ingleses and…
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July 11, 2020 – Publication: StarNieuws France has donated 280 aid packages totaling some 4,000 kg of food and basic…
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June 27, 2020 by Adriana Diaz – Universidad de los Andes-Colombia After almost two hours of flight in a small…
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