Archive - Dec 20, 2007

COLOMBIA REFLECTION: Ricuarte--shades of the conflict

For two weeks, I have been living in Ricaurte, in the southwestern province of NariƱo. My teammate and I came to accompany an indigenous organization, CAMAWARI (Council of Elders of the Awa of Ricaurte)--Ricaurte being an expansive municipality that includes eleven Awa reservations. Ricaurte is also the name of the town that serves as "head" of the municipality, and this town is home for six weeks to our two-person CPT mobile team.