Camping in the Buenos Aires trail with the Anzola family
Alcibiades tiene 48 años y una hija de 14. No vive con ella, pero él la nombra constantemente: Danna Sofía. Es claro que ella es un faro para su día…
Giving back to the community: Ana Leidy Mahecha
Ana Leidy es una mujer de 38 años que tiene 3 hijos. Habla de sí misma como una persona “enamoradiza”. Cuenta que desde muy joven tuvo novios y se emociona…
Among nacumas, herbs and mushrooms: Adolfina Medina and Hernán Mendieta
Adolfina's kitchen smells of cocoa honey and corn wrappers. A long, thick braid hangs down her back. Her voice is sweet and lively. Adolfina is 57 years old and has…
Living among butterflies: Rosmira Anzola
In her 36 years, Rosmira has been working with butterflies for more than 15 years. She talks about them in a lively way, she names them: the archaeoprepona, the Heraclides,…
The house among the clouds: leadership and creativity by Yesenia Hernández
Yesenia is a box full of wonderful surprises. Young, mysterious, artistic, intelligent, for a long time she was a school teacher. Her house is literally a fantasy in the mountains.…
Quintero Díaz family reserve
Jadier Quintero's parents migrated from Norte de Santander when he was still a child. Jadier grew up in the Serranía del Perijá, but still retains many customs of his native…
The guardians of the Perijá Parakeet, an endemic and endangered bird: Libardo Rodríguez and Nancy Rivera
In the courtyard of Libardo Rodríguez's house, which is nothing less than the upper part of the Serranía del Perijá, stand tall, mature trees. Every morning, without fail, multiple birds…
Commitment and wisdom: William Contreras the guardian of native trees.
The Contreras Rojano family lives in the village of Alto Villa Clara. Near a very simple and small house - where a large family lives - William Contreras, an elderly…
Inheriting the land to take care of it: the gentleness and dedication of the Durán Uribe family
The Durán Uribe family lives in a house built many years ago by Zicifredo Durán's father, in the Alto de las Flores village, in the upper part of the Perijá…
Perijá Mama: leadership among flowers and foods
Oiris Hernández is often affectionately called "Yiyi". Mother of a large flower nursery, Yiyi is a woman who cares. She takes care of every detail in her kitchen, she takes…