El Apiario, que le Da vida al Río Atrato

Abstract

In the this work the construction of a participatory and productive project is proposed, such as an apiary in the village of Bocas del Atrato in the municipality of Turbo de Antioquia. It has a population of about 400 inhabitants, where their main form of employment is fishing or hunting, having as alternatives the illegality and informality. Also the region of Urabá is known for its banana and plantain production, but it is still one of the regions with the highest unemployment in the department.

The apiary will be mobile in the Atrato river, adapted to the amphibious habitat of the territory, so that in some seasons of the year it will be static in a place of the village, for this reason we have all the possibilities of such a construction can be a great opportunity, because it will make the community part of the project, as a means of employment. In the same way, it will be a training centre with new sustainable alternatives for this population, because not only those of the village would benefit, but also the whole region.

Taking into account the above, the apiary allows to raise the educational and economic level, as well as respond to the needs in the village, through beekeeping, so that through this to continue giving cultural and intellectual life to present and future generations, as it is a space of environmental transformation for the inhabitants.