Colombia: Colombian Farmers Turn Deforested Land into Sustainable Amazonian Farms

May 8, 2023 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
View Original

The town of San José del Fragua is small, and residents still remember when the armed conflict arrived in their territory, first with the guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and later with the paramilitaries. For years, traveling along the crystal-clear waters of the rivers that cross the municipality and its tourist sites was risky. Today, locals are trying to take advantage of the potential for ecotourism in places like the imposing Piedra del Indio Apolinar, an immense rock some 92 feet high and 130 feet wide that is considered sacred by the Inga Indigenous people. Another attraction is Portales del Fraguita, where a river by the same name looks like it has split a mountain in two to pass through.