Raíces. Centro Ancestral de Saberes Tradicionales

Abstract

The present project, called Ancestral Center of Traditional Knowledge, seeks, on the one hand, to rescue cultural aspects of the region, to generate productive and labor expectations within the framework of the post-conflict in which this population finds itself, in the same way, it represents a way of reliving Chocoan traditions in the village of Tutunendo, as an opportunity to meet again with the staging of their particular lifestyle, which is combined in this architectural idea, thought through spaces for training, where the community can develop knowledge , lend and receive services related to the traditional ancestral medicine that older adults of this district have, which are summarized in contents related to the treatment of some diseases generated by the tropical dynamics presented by the environment, either from the cure of a snake bite, the evil eye, the rebound by lombri ces, until, the attention of births and the sticks bones, etc. All this within the knowledge that is handled on the medicinal plants and the expertise that the means has provided them in the absence of the professionals of the scientific medicine and of a suitable space to carry out their empirical work Giving continuity to the process within the execution of the project, some adjustments were made taking into account that some houses were poorly located, therefore, the respective adjustments had to be made in order to fully develop the idea of the Center, thus generating a possible compensation or mass plan for the territory, where in addition to the preparation of this proposal, it is proposed to return the look to the Tutunendo River, by adapting the public space, which has access filters for the arrival of the inhabitants through aquatic, as for sharing and socialization within the Center. In addition, it is a project with employment opportunities for the inhabitants, since it is complemented by the tourist, agricultural typology and the cultural potential that this village has.