The Director General of Corpoguajira, Arcesio Romero Pérez, in the company of several children Wayuu ranchería The Mojan and officials of the entity.

Comprometida con su misión institucional, Regional Autonomous Corporation of La Guajira, Corpoguajira, He is working on the implementation of sustainable comprehensive rancherías, mediantes production models, with several indigenous communities in the region.

With this innovative project, aims to promote the development of families Wayuu, thus ensuring satisfaction nutritional requirements, labor and environmental care.

"Throughout the history of mankind indigenous peoples have become the protectors and guardians of natural resources, especially because since its inception have developed techniques and mechanisms of harmonious coexistence with the natural environment. However, in recent years increasingly sees the need to respect the relationship: human development – environmental sustainability, as the only way to secure the future of the planet, hence the need to address the concept of development from indigenous conception to propose alternatives for the future ", Romero Perez explains Arcesio.

Initially the activities being developed in the ranchería The Moján, located in the city in Riohacha. Among the actions taken highlights the training given to indigenous gardens on agroecological production systems, aviculture, goats, production of compost and vermiculture. days of theoretical sustainable management practices environmental awareness are also made from the indigenous world view Wayuu.

"With this work we are interested in strengthening the organizational and technical base of communities to advance environmental development processes, from the organizational and productive field, which foster the improvement of living conditions of the population, under the principles of gender equality, solidarity, sustainability and environmental improvement ", Jorge Pacheco said Pertuz, Environmental Education Coordinator Corpoguajira.

This sustainable ranchería also includes the development of poultry production systems, caprine, the development of a fish pond, eco-efficient stoves and building an indigenous housing based on the architecture of the Nabatean culture, which allows the building count with excellent ventilation achieved through natural methods.