Towns of the Sierra Nevada, World Heritage Site: Unesco

Columbia is happy. The Unesco recognized the Ancestral Knowledge System of the four indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta: Kogui, Wiwa, Arhuaco and Kankuamo as intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The announcement was made within the framework of the 17th session of the Unesco Intergovernmental Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage, which is … Read more

Original towns. Ayaq Marq’an Killa in the City of Buenos Aires

Latin American Summary, November 2, 2022. Every year, on the first two days of November, the Andean Peoples carry out the Ayaq Marq’an Killa Ceremony (Day of the Dead). In those moments, those who are not in this plane visit us, we make contact with our ancestors.The Ayaq Marq’an Killa socially shares the original spirituality … Read more

Colonization towns, by Ignacio Martínez de Pisón

The National Colonization Institute (INC) was born in 1939 with the aim of reactivating agricultural production after the devastation of the Civil War. The creation of new irrigation was accompanied by the creation of new population centers. One of the colonization towns considered to be the most representative is Vegaviana, in Cáceres, the work of … Read more

‘Parish life is a bit like a festival’: Churches in tourist towns prepare for summer

Benoît Feur, responsible for the pastoral care of tourism in the parish of Biscarrosse (Landes) “Biscarrosse is a small town nestled between the ocean and large expanses of fresh water, and families love it. During the summer, we therefore go from 15,000 to 150,000 inhabitants on average. When the new pastor of our pastoral ensemble … Read more

Original towns. Declaration of the 3rd Parliament of Women and Indigenous Diversities for Good Living

Latin American Summary May 29, 2022 Photos: Movement of Indigenous Women for Good Living Declaration of the 3rd Plurinational Parliament of Women and Indigenous Diversities for Good Living: We Indigenous Women and Diversities organized in the Movement of Indigenous Women for Good Living, in a self-convened and self-managed manner, declare that we are certain that … Read more