“We demand that the rights of Mother Earth are respected. ” – Antonio Emitis, Community Member, Pastos, Colombia

From the ancestral Indigenous territory of the great Cumbal, an affectionate greetings to all departmental, national and international entities. From this millenary and spiritual territory, we demand that the rights of Mother Earth are respected. Especially its lagoons, its rivers, its streams, its wetlands and our moors. We demand respect for everything contained in the subsoil. For us water is sacred. All its minerals are sacred. From this spiritual and millenary territory we greet you all. My name is Antonio Emitis, a member of the Pasto ethnic group. Thank you very much.