Tag: Departamento del Cesar

Campaña Trueque: Emprendimiento Indígena

El pueblo indígena kankuamo, es uno de los cuatros pueblos de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, ubicado al norte de Colombia, cerca de la ciudad de Valledupar. Tiene una población general de 26.000 habitantes y comprende 12 comunidades (Guatapurí; Chemesquemena, Atanquez, Las Flores, Mojao, Haticos, Rancho Goya, Ramalito, La Mina, Rioseco y Murillo). La población Kankuama ha sufrido múltiples afectaciones a sus formas … Read More Campaña Trueque: Emprendimiento Indígena

Corpus Christi in Atanquez 🎥 Colombia: Kankuamo Territory | Episode1

In this episode, we explore the celebration of the Corpus Christi in Atanquez, located within the Kankuamo Territory in the Departamento del Cesar in Colombia. This celebration is critical for the community and its history, since it intermingles the still strong Catholic heritage and the distant past of the indigenous community, despite the criticism that some Christian Kankuamo do to the Roman Catholic tradition. … Read More Corpus Christi in Atanquez 🎥 Colombia: Kankuamo Territory | Episode1

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Colombia: So You Want to Explore the Land of a Thousand Rhythms?

This is the latest post in the Colombia Blog Series by Kike Calvo which profiles interesting information, research and thoughts on Colombia related to journalism, ecotourism, visual anthropology, exploration and photography. This article belongs to the author’s lifelong series The Güepajé Project. For the past few weeks I embarked on a rather remarkable music exploration around Colombia with Colombia Photo Expeditions. Most people have probably heard of, and hopefully danced … Read More Colombia: So You Want to Explore the Land of a Thousand Rhythms?