2019-8,11 New Kogi Town Upriver, Medical Brigade Helps Hundreds.
2019-8 About three hours walk up the Buritaca River from Tierra Negra, the Kogi are founding a new village, Malelli. Jairo Vargas, as representative of our Foundation, has taken part in all the neighborhood community group meetings and has insisted that local indigenous leaders of the village have a voice and vote in local affairs. This is imperative. In the future there will be more tribal people working with ecotourism and the visitors that hike to Teyuna, the Lost City (Ciudad Perdida). The original trail to get to this important site borders the River, and the community has worked together to reconstruct parts of this historic path. 2019-11 Medical Brigade. In this newly founded town we worked with the Fundación Forjando Raíces to hold a medical mission. Mauricio Flores, renown holistic doctor, brought his knowledge of natural medicine and acupuncture. Hundreds of Kogi were seen, and treated for parasites, conjunctivitis, and other infirmities common to the region. Our thanks go out to Mauricio, Aimarat Vargas, Mulkuabi Flores, and Irma Segura, for their knowledge and dedication to the various communities of the Sierra. |