Like other years, we have sent to the Diario de Burgos an article saying what we live and learn in this land I present it here at first.
As every year, for a while the NGO Solidarity person comes to Peru with the intention to provide support, energy and vitality in a small village in the interior of the country called Villa Rica.
volunteers for the first time we arrived we were greeted by a noisy gray Lima y unos Andes inabarcables que atravesamos impresionados hasta que por fin, tras más de doce horas de viaje por sus carreteras, conseguimos ver Villa Rica.
Tras unos días de trabajo, parte del equipo inició un apasionante viaje hasta Atalaya, localidad perteneciente a la cuenca amazónica. Nuestro medio de transporte para alcanzar Atalaya fue una barcaza que durante más de siete horas navegó sobre las aguas del majestuoso río Tambo. A lo largo de su curso pudimos contemplar el exuberante paisaje de la selva baja, cada vez más profunda y desbordante. Pequeñas comunidades de indígenas nativos se sucedían en sus riberas, hombres pescando en pequeñas canoas, Young women washing clothes ... we discovered a different way of living.
One of these communities, Jenny, welcomed us hospitably overnight. From there we took as a souvenir of peace and tranquility of its people and the appalling spectacle of nature.
After this unforgettable stop on the way we continued our trip to Atalaya, a city full of calm that was preparing to celebrate their national holidays. In Watchtower NGO Solidarity person working in the construction of one of the hostels of the University of Nopoki, in which are housed students from indigenous communities in the environment, mainly Asheninka, Ashaninkas and Shipibo. Many of the boys and girls from the villages that cross the Tambo and Urubamba rivers. After passing his entrance exam and be evaluated in their own language with bilingual teachers in the area, become part of an academic project and social commitment to the promotion and development of their peoples.
After spending a few days in Atalaya, we returned to Villa Rica to continue giving our support and continue learning.
Corsino, Dominga, Pedro, Luisa ... are aged over eighty years old who live alone and are working the coffee harvest to eat a bit of cassava daily. We were at home, just four boards and a mattress to rest, in spite of all that was his home and with them we shared moments full of affection and warmth.
Paulina gave us a lesson in dignity. A female worker and entrepreneur who has worked a lifetime to raise her three children. In addition, as president of the neighborhood of San Francisco hill of Villa Rica is concerned with improving the conditions of this small and marginal neighborhood that is slowly getting the electricity and water. Since the NGO is done at present a healthy housing project that aims to improve hygiene and food from this place.
All these and many more are true masters of struggle and resistance, which is keeping the hope of starting a new day.
One of the messages that tries to transmit from person Solidarity is "to live is to help you live" and teaches you to live in Peru.
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