DA CORPOGUAJIRA STEPS TO RECOVER FIRMES AQUIFER WEALTH

guest columnist: Puello

Journalist, manager and researcher sociocultural.

The popular action, legal tool, filed by Corpoguajira and failed in its favor results in the District mayor of Riohacha, Government of La Guajira, migration Colombia, National Police, ICBF and Interaseo execute appropriate actions to protect and preserve the ecosystem, the judicial action brought by the Director of the environmental agency Luis Manuel Medina Toro, It is aimed at ensuring the defense and protection of collective rights and interests, the enjoyment of a healthy environment, existence of ecological balance, management and wise use of natural resources, and defense use of space and public goods, propender also for the safety and health of the community.

Laguna Salada, Sanctuary independence.

Legendary waterbody,who silently witnessed the arrival of the Perleros of CUBAGUA and was the scene of the memorable battle of Admiral José Prudencio Padilla against the Spaniards Sanchez De Lima, Natural aquifer where thousands of species still reproduce, environmental treasure that the builder zeal was reduced four times its original size, a body of water equity, silent witness to the various happenings that have marked the history of stately Riohacha.

The independence movement, developed the 25 de Mayo de 1820 , He had as its main hero a young captain, member of the Liberation Army of General Simon Bolivar, who planned and executed the war strategy that would end the Spanish yoke upon the city of Riohacha, Prudencio Padilla López son Joseph in this region,It was the responsablede the historic feat that took place at the Laguna combat Salá, masterfully narrated by the late historian Diago July Lazarus in his writings and lectures, recreates the protagonists of fierce fighting.

The Spanish army, dragged to the vicinity of La Laguna Salá by the patriotic armies commanded by General Mariano Montilla Venezuela and other, the riohacheros bravos led by Admiral Padilla and Captain Trinidad Pinto, also riohachero. The combat was melee,taking the brunt of the Spanish contingent carrying reflective uniforms while embattled patriots were camouflaged with dark and thick mud of the lagoon, before the brutal onslaught and considerable losses, the royalist army opted for withdrawal, fleeing in terror to Savannah Pattern, heading towards Santa Marta.

this bout, was the genesis of the liberation of the Colombian Caribbean coast and consolidated by the way that national independence, hence the importance of Laguna is not only environmental, It is a heritage that must be declared with urgency protected for safekeeping and then project it as a new tourist destination, environmental and historical.

The 21 September 2011, They sailed from the heroic city of Cartagena 100 ARC expedition aboard the Cartagena de Indias from the glorious Navy of Colombia, for a warm Caribbean cruise,Padilla called Expedition, intending to travel the route liberator Admiral José Prudencio Padilla on his tour of Cartagena, Barranquilla, Santa Marta and Riohacha historical entourage developed an extraordinary cultural and scientific agenda with the intention of bringing people of the Colombian Caribbean to its roots and history,understanding of their participation in the country's independence and the rescue of their identity.

In each port the expedition made up of students, social scientists, audiovisual producers,journalists, economists, Anthropologists and sociologists from Colombia and several countries gathered information about food, historical, cultural legacies among other topics, the 1 the 3 October the expedition was in Riohacha and one of the scenarios was visited Laguna Salá, the impact was very unpleasant for the neglect plunged found the so-called Sanctuary of Independence.

The same site that today is dying in spite of the recommendations made about the Swiss Aline Helg, professor of history at the University of Geneva, writer and researcher and perhaps the most seasoned person in research on the life and work of brown undefeated leader, especially this server interview she conceptualized: "The first thing that struck me was that people living around that Laguna, especially children urgent need to resettle. The second is the recovery of the historic site, there should not build anything that do not go according to the importance of place, It would have to be agreed with historians and connoisseurs of cultural heritage, be cleaned, but also an archaeological search should be made with experts on the subject ".

At the time, 8 years ago the historian expressed his desire to develop "The footsteps of history," a project of historical and cultural Ecotourism; where Padillista path is generated with environmental sense for the recovery and conservation of Laguna Salá from Riohacha to the city of Cartagena. This hopeful that during that time to the present time would have been possible to implement this activity would contribute to the ecosystem and economic development District; as they tried to do with the theme park and now is in complete deterioration.

The next 25 May 2020, the first bicentenary of the independence fighter will be commemorated in Laguna Salá and only now Corpoguajira for recovery has taken the first step interposing popular action taking into account the institutions involved made a commitment to the restoration of this important wetland. For the celebration is planned a day of historic trails around the aquifer to make visible the magnitude of environmental degradation and enforce stipulated by law.