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Farmer Ortiz Calderon talks to INCORA agricultural
credit technicians who visit him to verify the details of a loan
he has applied for. He raises cattle for meat consumption, and
owns thirty cows, He needs the loan to buy equipment for building
fences. Cattle farmer Ortiz Calderon returns home on horse-back
to his farm near El Tigre, 60 km south of Saravena. Farmer Gonzalez (right) talks to INCORA agricultural
credit technicians who are visiting him at his farm 'El Cairo'
near El Tigre, 60 kms south of Saravena. They are discussing the
details of a loan he has applied for. In 1985 farmer Izquierdo
received a loan which he used to buy one bull and 15 cows. Silk workers join two thin silk threads together
to make a thicker thread in Piendamo village, San Jose. Farmer Izquierdo holds a new born calf in his arms.
Silk workers join two thin silk threads together
to make a thicker thread in Piendamo village, San Jose. Ms. Ismenia Velazco is making silk thread from
silk cocoons using a small electric threader in Piendamo village,
San Jose. Farmer Ortiz Calderon talks to INCORA agricultural
credit technicians who visit him to verify the details of a loan
he has applied for. He raises cattle for meat consumption, and
owns thirty cows, He needs the loan to buy equipment for building
fences. Ms. Ismenia Velazco is making silk thread from
silk cocoons using a small electric threader in Piendamo village,
San Jose. A silk worker prepares soap and bicarbonate which
is added to boiling water and used to remove the sticky paste
from raw silk thread in Piendamo, San Jose. Silk is composed of
20% 'serisina' or paste and 80% 'fibrolina' or thread. A silk worker prepares soap and bicarbonate which
is added to boiling water and used to remove the sticky paste
from raw silk thread in Piendamo, San Jose. Silk is composed of
20% 'serisina' or paste and 80% 'fibrolina' or thread. Silk worker gathers raw silk attached to white
mulberry leaves, to start the process of extraction in Piendamo,
San Jose. A silk worker displays raw silk thread that has
been cleaned with soap, bicarbonate and boiling water to remove
the sticky paste from the raw silk thread in Piendamo, San Jose.
Silk is composed of 20% 'serisina' or paste and 80% 'fibrolina'
or thread. Farmer Ortiz Calderon talks to INCORA agricultural
credit technicians who visit him to verify the details of a loan
he has applied for. He raises cattle for meat consumption, and
owns thirty cows, He needs the loan to buy equipment for building
fences. Teacher at the blackboard during a lesson. The
classroom is on the indigenous reservation 'El Chiguire' for Guahibo
Indians. Children during a reading lesson. The classroom
is on the indigenous reservation 'El Chiguire' for Guahibo Indians.
Woman washing clothes on the indigenous reservation
'El Chiguire' for Guahibo Indians. Beneficiary Mercedes Hurtado, looks outside the
window of her kitchen in Piendamo, San Jose. Children tending the school vegetable garden under
supervision of their teacher. Two women coming back to the village carrying firewood.
Jose Cortez rinses raw silk thread with cold water.
The raw silk thread has been cleaned with soap, bicarbonate and
boiling water to remove the sticky paste from the raw silk thread
in Piendamo, San Jose. Silk is composed of 20% 'serisina' or paste
and 80% 'fibrolina' or thread. Two girls wash clothes on the indigenous reservation
'El Chiguire' for Guahibo Indians. Children playing soccer on the indigenous reservation
'El Chiguire' for Guahibo Indians. Children playing soccer on the indigenous reservation
'El Chiguire' for Guahibo Indians. Portrait of children on the indigenous reservation
'El Chiguire' for Guahibo Indians. One child holds a new-born
sibling. Portrait of children on the indigenous reservation
'El Chiguire' for Guahibo Indians. One child holds a new-born
sibling. A group of women and children on the indigenous
reservation 'El Chiguire' for Guahibo Indians. Jose Cortez rinses raw silk thread with cold water.
The raw silk thread has been cleaned with soap, bicarbonate and
boiling water to remove the sticky paste from the raw silk thread
in Piendamo, San Jose. Silk is composed of 20% 'serisina' or paste
and 80% 'fibrolina' or thread. Ms. Ana Digna, beneficiary, tells her story, in
Vereda las Piedras, Tambo region. She produces raw silk and owns
a coffee plantation. Ms. Ana Digna tells her story, in Vereda las Piedras,
Tambo region. She produces raw silk and owns a coffee plantation.
Children in a classroom at the indigenous reservation
'El Chiguire' for Guahibo Indians. The reservation is located
about 70 km south of Saravena. Children from the indigenous reservation 'El Chiguire'
for Guahibo Indians in a classroom during a lesson. The reservation
is located about 70 km south of Saravena. Cattle farmer Arturo Mora talks to INCORA agricultural
credit technicians who are visiting him at his El Tigre farm to
check the details of his application for a loan which he needs
to buy cows, a water pump and fumigation equipment. Cattle farmer Mora and his family outside the farmhouse.
His youngest daughter sits astride the bull he bought with last
years loan. Ms. Ana Digna talks about feeding silk worms on
her farm in Vereda las Piedras, Tambo region Classroom scene at a primary school in the El Tigre
area, 60 km south of Saravana. The school is one of the 45 new
schools built by the project. A group of school children at a primary school
in the El Tigre area, 60 km south of Saravana. The school is one
of the 45 new schools built by the project. Close-up of silk worms eating white mulberry leaves
on a farm in Vereda las Piedras, Tambo region. A group of school children at a primary school
in the El Tigre area, 60 km south of Saravana. The school is one
of the 45 new schools built by the project. Ms. Ana Digna dries coffee beans outside her home
in Vereda las Piedras, Tambo region. She produces raw silk and
owns a coffee plantation. Ms. Ana Digna dries coffee beans outside her home
in Vereda las Piedras, Tambo region. She produces raw silk and
owns a coffee plantation. Ms. Ana Digna dries coffee beans outside her home
in Vereda las Piedras, Tambo region. She produces raw silk and
owns a coffee plantation. Ms. Ana Digna displays coffee crops on her plantation
in Vereda las Piedras, Tambo region. She also produces raw silk.
Ms. Ana Digna displays coffee crops on her plantation
in Vereda las Piedras, Tambo region. She also produces raw silk.
A woman and child in front of indigenous homes.
Ms. Ana Digna displays coffee crops on her plantation
in Vereda las Piedras, Tambo region. She also produces raw silk.
A one week seminar for primary teachers in Arauquita,
60 km east of Saravena. A group of teachers are being introduced
to the 'New School' method which offers a complete basic primary
curriculum for rural schools with one or two teachers. A one week seminar for primary teachers in Arauquita,
60 km east of Saravena. A group of teachers are being introduced
to the 'New School' method which offers a complete basic primary
curriculum for rural schools with one or two teachers. Ms. Ana Digna draws water out of a well on her
plantation in Vereda las Piedras, Tambo region. Ms. Ana Digna draws water out of a well on her
plantation in Vereda las Piedras, Tambo region. A one week seminar for primary teachers in Arauquita,
60 km east of Saravena. A group of teachers are being introduced
to the 'New School' method which offers a complete basic primary
curriculum for rural schools with one or two teachers. A one week seminar for primary teachers in Arauquita,
60 km east of Saravena. A group of teachers are being introduced
to the 'New School' method which offers a complete basic primary
curriculum for rural schools with one or two teachers. Workers extract cocoa beans from cocoa pods. Workers extract cocoa beans from cocoa pods. Workers extract cocoa beans from cocoa pods. Mr. Ignacio Campo, coffee farmer, on his plantation
in Vereda la Mayunga, Tambo region. |
Euclides Castro Herrero uses a machete to extract
cocoa beans from cocoa pods. Mr. Ignacio Campo, coffee farmer on his plantation
in Vereda la Mayunga, Tambo region. Workers extract cocoa beans from cocoa pods. Cattle drink from a watering hole at the indigenous
reservation 'El Vigia', 18 km from Arauqita where a community
of Guahibos Indians live and raise cattle. Cattle at the indigenous reservation 'El Vigia',
18 km from Arauqita where a community of Guahibos Indians live
and raise cattle. Ms. Elvira, beneficiary, displays her silk weaving
in Vereda la Aradita, Timbio region. Cattle drink from a watering hole and their cowboy
owners watch over them, at the indigenous reservation 'El Vigia',
18 km from Arauqita where a community of Guahibos Indians live
and raise cattle. A portrait of cowboys and cattle in the background
at the indigenous reservation 'El Vigia', 18 km from Arauqita
where a community of Guahibos Indians live and raise cattle. A portrait of cowboys and cattle in the background
at the indigenous reservation 'El Vigia', 18 km from Arauqita
where a community of Guahibos Indians live and raise cattle. Ms. Elvira, beneficiary, with her new weaving machine
in Vereda la Aradita, Timbio region. Cattle at the indigenous reservation 'El Vigia',
18 km from Arauqita where a community of Guahibos Indians live
and raise cattle. A portrait of cowboys and cattle in the background
at the indigenous reservation 'El Vigia', 18 km from Arauqita
where a community of Guahibos Indians live and raise cattle. Ms. Elvira, beneficiary, with her new silk weaving
machine in Vereda la Aradita, Timbio region. Close-up of Alicia feeding raw silk cocoons into
an electric threader in Vereda la Aradita, Timbio region. Alicia feeding raw silk cocoons into an electric
threader in Vereda la Aradita, Timbio region. Alicia feeding raw silk cocoons into an electric
threader in Vereda la Aradita, Timbio region. A calf receives a vaccination against foot and
mouth disease and anthrax at the indigenous reservation 'El Vigia',
18 km from Arauqita where a community of Guahibos Indians live
and raise cattle. Members of the indigenous reservation 'El Vigia'
pose for the camera. The community of Guahibos Indians live on
the reservation and raise cattle. Gregorio, the community leader of the 'El Vigia'
reservation holds one of his daughters in his arms. Close-up of Ms. Elvira in her silk weaving workspace
in Vereda la Aradita, Timbio region. Alicia, silk worker, joins two thin silk threads
together to make a thicker thread in Vereda la Aradita, Timbio
region. Hand-made banner with logo made by a silk weaving
cooperative in Vereda la Aradita, Timbio region. Edison, Ms. Elvira's grandson, works on a pedal
loom. He is the region's most skilled silk weaver in Vereda la
Aradita, Timbio region. Edison, Ms. Elvira's grandson, works on a pedal
loom. He is the region's most skilled silk weaver in Vereda la
Aradita, Timbio region. Farmer Herman Cruz shuffles cocoa beans that are
drying in the sun on his farm at Isla del Charro, 13 km from Saravena.
Farmer Herman Cruz shuffles cocoa beans that are
drying in the sun on his farm at Isla del Charro, 13 km from Saravena.
Farmer Herman Cruz shuffles cocoa beans that are
drying in the sun on his farm at Isla del Charro, 13 km from Saravena.
Portrait of Edison, the region's most skilled silk
weaver in Vereda la Aradita, Timbio region. Farmer Herman Cruz handles the cocoa beans that
are drying in the sun on his farm at Isla del Charro, 13 km from
Saravena. Portrait of Edison, the region's most skilled silk
weaver in Vereda la Aradita, Timbio region. Close-up of a silk wall hanging made by the weaving
cooperative in Vereda la Aradita, Timbio region. Farmer Herman Cruz shuffles cocoa beans that are
drying in the sun on his farm at Isla del Charro, 13 km from Saravena.
Farmer Herman Cruz handles the cocoa beans that
are drying in the sun on his farm at Isla del Charro, 13 km from
Saravena. A technician sprays the inside of a domestic dwelling.
An anti-malaria campaign was carried out by the project through
the anti-malaria service of the Ministry of Health. The project
provides sprayers, vehicles, insecticides, and anti-malaria medicines.
A technician sprays the outside of a domestic dwelling.
An anti-malaria campaign was carried out by the project through
the anti-malaria service of the Ministry of Health. The project
provides sprayers, vehicles, insecticides, and anti-malaria medicines.
A technician sprays the outside of a domestic dwelling.
An anti-malaria campaign was carried out by the project through
the anti-malaria service of the Ministry of Health. The project
provides sprayers, vehicles, insecticides, and anti-malaria medicines.
Ms. Miriam Collazos is teaching Ms. Leonila to
weave. They are both members of a women's weaving cooperative
in Vereda Campo Alegre, Timbio. They are committed to teaching
each other what they have learned in order to progress as a group.
Two technicians examine blood smears at the SEM
(the anit-malaria service of the Ministry of Health) Saravena
lab. The blood smears come from people suspected to be malaria
infected. The director of the SEM Saravena lab takes a blood
sample from a farmer. The smear will be analyzed under a microscope
to verify the presence of malaria infection. A farmer who has obtained a loan for improvements
on his farm receives the money at the Agrarian Credit Bank in
Saravena. Ms. Miriam Collazos is teaching Ms. Leonila to
weave. They are both members of a women's weaving cooperative
in Vereda Campo Alegre, Timbio. They are committed to teaching
each other what they have learned in order to progress as a group.
Members of a women's weaving cooperative in Vereda
Campo Alegre, Timbio are committed to teaching each other what
they have learned in order to progress as a group. Portrait of Ms. Elvira, silk weaver and beneficiary
of the project in Vereda Campo Alegre, Timbio. A technician sprays the inside of a domestic dwelling.
An anti-malaria campaign was carried out by the project through
the anti-malaria service of the Ministry of Health. The project
provides sprayers, vehicles, insecticides, and anti-malaria medicines.
Members of a women's weaving cooperative are committed
to teaching each other what they have learned in order to progress
as a group in Vereda Campo Alegre, Timbio. Ms. Miriam Collazos is teaching Ms. Leonila to
weave. They are both members of a women's weaving cooperative
in Vereda Campo Alegre, Timbio. They are committed to teaching
each other what they have learned in order to progress as a group.
Ms. Miriam Collazos is teaching Ms. Leonila to
weave. They are both members of a women's weaving cooperative
in Vereda Campo Alegre, Timbio. They are committed to teaching
each other what they have learned in order to progress as a group.
Portrait of Ifigenia, leader of a women's weaving
cooperative in Vereda Campo Alegre, Timbio. Members are committed
to teaching each other what they have learned in order to progress
as a group. Portrait of Ifigenia, leader of a women's weaving
cooperative in Vereda Campo Alegre, Timbio. Members are committed
to teaching each other what they have learned in order to progress
as a group. Close-up of raw silk cocoons hanging to dry in
Vereda Campo Alegre, Timbio. Group photo of ITESEDAS cooperative members in
Vereda Campo Alegre, Timbio. They have joined the cooperative
to produce and market finished silk goods. They grow white mulberry
plants to feed the silkworms, raise the silk worms, extract the
silk, weave and sell the finished goods. A member of the ITESEDAS cooperative in Vereda
Campo Alegre, Timbio. The cooperative produces and markets finished
silk goods. They grow white mulberry plants to feed the silkworms,
raise the silk worms, extract the silk, weave and sell the finished
goods. A member of the ITESEDAS cooperative in Vereda
Campo Alegre, Timbio. The cooperative produces and markets finished
silk goods. They grow white mulberry plants to feed the silkworms,
raise the silk worms, extract the silk, weave and sell the finished
goods. A member of the ITESEDAS cooperative in Vereda
Campo Alegre, Timbio. The cooperative produces and markets finished
silk goods. They grow white mulberry plants to feed the silkworms,
raise the silk worms, extract the silk, weave and sell the finished
goods. A member of the ITESEDAS cooperative walking back
home in Vereda Campo Alegre, Timbio. The cooperative produces
and markets finished silk goods. They grow white mulberry plants
to feed the silkworms, raise the silk worms, extract the silk,
weave and sell the finished goods. Angela Escalon, writer, interviews a member of
the ITESEDAS cooperative in Vereda Campo Alegre, Timbio. The cooperative
produces and markets finished silk goods. They grow white mulberry
plants to feed the silkworms, raise the silk worms, extract the
silk, weave and sell the finished goods. |
