“The Earth, the Mother Earth, includes all the ancestral beings from the jungle .” – Herminsul Lucitante, Taita, Cofán, Colombia

Hello, I am Taita Herminsul Lucitante. I am a native of Cofán, Santa Rosa de Sucumbios Indigenous reservation. We want to take care of the Nature and of our land. The Earth, the Mother Earth includes all the ancestral beings from the jungle that accompany us. That is why we take care of the territory. That is life. That is why it includes also us. This is why we can breathe strongly. If we deforest the mountain we are left without air. We are part of the mountain. It serves us to live."