DU TENKA (Heart of the Jungle). DOCUMENTARY.

Otongo Mapali is a commune of the Tsáchila nationality in Ecuador, a land of myths, sages, and healers. It is preparing for Kasama (New Day Festival), where, in addition to celebrating with music, dance, and food, two members of the community are married. Ceibo Audiovisual Production presents this documentary that […]

Civil disobedience. Strategy against bad government.

Those who say that civil disobedience is useless... HAVE ALREADY FALLEN INTO THE TRAP OF BAD GOVERNMENT. Those who get angry at the few who raise their voices... HAVE ALREADY FALLEN INTO THE TRAP OF BAD GOVERNMENT. Those who get more upset with those who protest than with those who approve of everything […]

When conserving nature violates people's rights.

For many, there is no doubt that Indigenous and tribal peoples around the world are the best conservationists and guardians of the natural world, especially in areas that may be considered conflictive due to extractive or other interests. But what happens when these Indigenous peoples are being forced to leave […]

Kirima's Journey

Kirima's Journey is an educational project conceived as a complete teaching unit, centered around an interactive story. The main objective of Kirima's Journey is to raise awareness about the problem of climate change and provide strategies for finding solutions. It includes topics related to energy saving […]

APPROACH TO CONFLICTS ON COMMUNAL LANDS IN THE SANTA ELENA PENINSULA

BY: Miguel Delgado C. Land and water are key factors in peasant and community production. For decades, they have been a fierce dispute between large agribusinesses and rural families around the world. According to a UN report, between 15 and 20 million hectares of agricultural land […]

Find out what the bank does with your money. You are a customer, not an accomplice.

Banking crises have not only been experienced by Ecuadorians; their effects have been devastating in dozens of countries. Many organizations are actively working to ensure that these crises lead to more ethical banking. One such project, widely disseminated online, is the "Close the Gap" project of the Internet […]

LEARN MORE: How long does it take for our waste to degrade?

This is a small sample of how long it takes our waste to degrade under normal environmental conditions. REMEMBER: If possible, be mindful every time you consume something whose packaging takes longer than an average human lifetime to degrade. This way, you'll dispose of it properly for recycling. Banana peel […]

The Raging Sea

PHOTO: Patricia Venegas 69 tongues of anger seek my jugular and my spine desired by vermin and travel, and the proof loses its balance and I fall full of touch and shadow, and lying in the slow agony of the sea that writhes trembling like a wounded body of ocean and gallops, of dead sirens and angels, the chrysalis greets […]

The Missing Link

Archaeologist and historian Carlos Núñez Calderón de la Barca now shares with readers of Ballenita Si magazine this article that reveals the "missing link" between the Las Vegas and Valdivia cultures, the ancient ancestors of a large portion of the current population of Santa Elena Province, and […]

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