The works will benefit 32 communities of Loma del Potrero. An agreement will be held with the indigenous ancestral vision, to guarantee the conservation of the ecosystems present in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Corpoguajira socialized with several indigenous communities of the Kogui Malayo Arhuaco Reservation, settled in Loma del Potrero (San Juan del Cesar), the project that will allow isolation, protection and conservation of the Cesar and Ranchería river basins, through passive restoration.

This initiative of the environmental authority, It also contemplates the construction of a microaqueduct (with conduction line to the homes and sanitary units that will be installed) and a water treatment plant. The works will benefit 32 communities in the area.

The Director General of Corpoguajira, Luis Manuel Medina Toro; moved to the indigenous settlement, to explain the benefits of the project, in which community members will participate as strategic allies.

The Corporation and the Wiwa, They will carry out a consultation with the indigenous ancestral vision, taking into account that for the ethnic groups that live in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, This ecosystem is the place that concentrates all responsibility with the rest of the universe and is the place from which what is sacred and vital for the planet is monitored and guarded..

Passive restoration consists of removing or eliminating disturbances that cause ecosystem degradation through releases of areas intended for rehabilitation for preservation., in such a way that it regenerates itself.