The Arhuaco indigenous denounced invasions and the construction of a road, in their opinion illegal, on sacred grounds in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, over the jurisdiction of Fundación and Aracataca.
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The governor of the Arhuaco council, Danilo Villafañe, assures that for weeks there has been machinery working in the area to adapt a road, without any kind of permit.
The wife of the man who we bought with some new deeds appeared. This is illogical, because the same land cannot be sold twice.
“They are opening a path. We do not know if it is from the coffee growers, from the owner of a farm or from the Aracataca mayor’s office; nobody says anything,” Villafañe said.
The indigenous authority is equally concerned that strangers come breaching the sites prohibited with invasions.
This problem occurs in the municipalities of Fundación, exactly in the sectors known as Galaxia, La Arenosa and surrounding areas, as well as in Aracataca, in La Fuente and adjacent areas of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
A situation that also worries the Arhuacos is the irregular occupation of a private property called La Divisain the ‘El 50’ sector.
This space was acquired by the indigenous people 20 years ago, however, a few weeks ago another alleged owner appeared with the intention of building.
“The wife of the man who we bought with some new deeds appeared. This is illogical, because the same land cannot be sold twice,” added Villafañe.
Meetings to deal with problems
The concerns that the Arhuacos have was expressed in a meeting that was held on January 22.
Mayors of the municipalities, a representative of the Foundation, the Magdalena Police and Corpamag participated in said meeting.
Even though they made a series of commitments To address the complaints of the Arhuacos, there was no intervention in the sacred territories that are being invaded.
The indigenous raised the complaint to national instances, managing to draw the attention of the Ministry of Agriculture, which scheduled a new dialogue table with the older brothers.
From this appointment, there were new announcements aimed at protecting the sacred sites of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
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This project will be done in phases. The important thing is to trace the path through an investment card
“We were in ‘Cancabarua’ with the Arhuaca community, meeting different representatives of Mamo authorities and a roadmap was established for the expansion of the reservations and their protection,” commented the Minister of Agriculture, Rodolfo Zea.
The official also reported that the goal that has been set is to expand the hectares and adapt them.
“This project will be done in phases. The important thing is to pave the way through an investment file that we will be working with the National Planning Department”, the Minister of Agriculture pointed out.
Roger Urieles
For THE WEATHER Santa Marta
@rogeruv
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