The cultural event for the second season of Cumare: Voices of the Peoples of the Orinoquía and the Amazon took place in Bogotá. This gathering brought together artistic expressions, reflections, and testimonies on the reality of Amazonian peoples and their cultural richness.
The event took place at the P. Francisco Palau Center for Spirituality of the Carmelite Missionaries and featured cultural activities aimed at families, including the presentation of the puppet and music show “The Boy and the Jungle,” inspired by the novella Zoro by writer Jairo Aníbal Niño. The performance offered a reflection on mining and the violence affecting children and indigenous peoples in the Amazon.
In addition, the documentary video “Voices of the Amazonian Peoples” was screened, an audiovisual work that highlights the experiences, struggles, and hopes of Amazonian communities.
The event also featured remarks by representatives of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as well as a moment of recognition and the presentation of certificates to those who participated in this cultural and educational process.
Representing the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) were Marcelo Lemos (Executive Secretary) and Fernando Rueda (Communications Coordinator), along with Ximena Lombana, Viviana Wilches, and Óscar Tellez from the Executive Secretariat of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM), reaffirming the Church’s commitment in the Amazon to promoting spaces that strengthen the voices, cultures, and narratives of the Amazonian peoples.
The “Cumare” initiative continues to establish itself as a space for intercultural dialogue, art, and communication, where the Amazon expresses itself through its own faces, stories, and territories, promoting a perspective of respect, care, and defense of life in the Amazon region.
