by Aluna | Aug 6, 2020 | Latest News
It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of José de los Santos Sauna Limaco, fourth Cabildo of the Organización Gondawindúa Tayrona, which acts for indigenous rights in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and represents Kogi interests in particular before the...
by Aluna | Jul 3, 2020 | Latest News
We are pleased to report that since drawing this violation of indigenous rights to the attention of the authorities, action has now been taken to suspend the construction work taking place as the builder was found not to have an appropriate licence. So this is great...
by Aluna | May 19, 2020 | Latest News
Gonawindua Tairona has issued a formal complaint that illegal construction work is taking place at one of the special sites along the Black Line, around the mouth of the river Ancho. It has already caused serious damage and threatens the ecological stability of the...
by Aluna | Feb 20, 2015 | Press
The Telegraph recently published an article about Alan’s original encounter with the Kogi with details of when they watched film for the first time. In 1989 Alan Ereira was sent by the BBC to Colombia’s Sierra Nevada with a small film crew to research an...
by Aluna | Nov 12, 2014 | Blog
Santa Marta 16 November 6.30am My last morning in Colombia. I arrived in Santa Marta yesterday and was brought to the Irotama as a guest in a new tower, with a vast apartment overlooking the sea and the infinity pool. The terrace has a hammock and a jacuzzi. Such is...