Hogar de acopio indígena

Abstract

Colombia from its beginnings counted on the presence of indigenous communities, owners of the territory and colonizers of the lands, over the years were losing territory by the invasion of foreign colonizers. However with the passing of time the indigenous communities prevail and with them their culture and tradition. Nowadays the guajira harbors an important amount of indigenous people known as the Wayuu ethnic group, a population that extends through the northern sector of the guajira towards its semi-desert zone, recognized nationally for its cultural activities such as the exploitation of salt, fishing and above all its artisanal production. This population was affected by the Colombian armed conflict due to its location in the territory since in this area there was a strategic point for the entry and exit of illicit elements due to its coastal condition, a condition that resulted in routes for the movement of narcotics and weapons for groups outside the law, which caused the dispossession of land, assassinations and forced disappearances but even more the breaking of ancestral beliefs and traditions. Uribia, in the guajira, is currently the indigenous capital of Colombia and although for this reason this municipality is known and appreciated, it is not given enough importance or guarantee to those belonging to this culture. For this reason, the post-conflict process is an opportunity for vindication with these, providing a space where they are trained and given the necessary tools to commercialize their cultural production and make this an economic activity, also offer services basic social services to those who require it, and from the spatial aspect to generate a suitable environment exclusively for them.