Resources are provided by Corpoguajira and the Government of Spain, through the Cooperation Fund for Water and Sanitation.

Governor Wiwa Cabildo, Víctor perena of the ndiola y el director de Co rpo sold ajira, Luis Medina Toro; during the meeting to oficilizar the start of construction in Achintukua.

En el Pueblo Cultural de the ntukua (San Juan del Cesar, La Guajira), the signing of the document that will start the construction of a system of supply and treatment of drinking water and basic sanitation was formalized; works will benefit more than 370 Wiwa people of the community.

The project, which will last five months, It is to design, implement and improve solutions of water supply and treatment, basic sanitation and environmental protection; for the surrounding areas of watersheds and micro watersheds that are part of the "Environmental Traditional Lace and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta" program, according to the needs of indigenous, respecting their uses, customs and spiritual worldview, to improve the quality of life of these communities.

The works are worth $922.761.554. The actions are promoted by the Presidency of the Republic, through the Department for Social Prosperity; Territorial entities, Corpoguajira and the Pro-Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Foundation, which will be the executor of the project.

Upon completion of the works, of the comunidad de ntukua, It will supply potable water, likewise the wastewater management and utilization of water resources will be optimized.

The event was attended among others: Luis Manuel Medina Toro, General Manager Corpoguajira; Carlos Orozco War, Mayor of San Juan del Cesar; Armando Calvano Zúñiga, Director Fundación Pro-Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Carolina Alvarado, Coordinator of Indigenous Peoples of DPS and Victor Loperena Mindiola, Cabildo Governor Wiwa.

The ntukua, It is an indigenous cultural village, which it is part of the Environmental Traditional Lace and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. It is located in the district of El Totumo, San Juan del Cesar municipality. It is considered the indigenous capital Wiwa, has 33 viviendas tradicionales, tres casas ceremoniales y espacios comunales de impacto para la población, como el colegio para bachillerato, el centro de recuperación nutricional, el internado y el centro de salud.