In this personalized and authentic experience, you will be able to be part of the daily life of the communities getting to know their territory, their daily schedules, their customs, and daily routines.
In Tierradentro territory, which is part of Inza and Belalcázar municipalities, we find the ethnic group Nasa, one of the strongest communities in culture in southern Colombia. This is a community of 36,000 families, which remains strong to keep their language, territory, worldview and different ancient customs and uses.
Community members are descendants of millennial warriors, willing to share their philosophy and wisdom with people who show interest and specially, respect for their knowledge and the atmosphere in which they live.
This iniciative is being promoted for 11 years by the Nasa and Yanacona communities, and is contributing to the livelihood and sustainability of Huila and Cauca people . Through community-based tourism, they are being empowered in their ancestral knowledge and avoidig the loss of culture and knowledge, while generating a positive impact on all those who come to the community to live this experience.
The community exchange that takes place in the territory of Tierradentro focuses on involving the community from the artisans, family homes that give the accommodation service, small farmers like coffee, sugar cane, cassava and banana, sharing with folklore groups that transmit ancestral rhythms with drums and flutes. The guides are native Nasa guards speaking the traditional Nasayuwe and descendants of ancient warriors such as they call themselves. On visits, you socialize with community leaders, governors, guards and elders on issues of peace process in the territory.
In this meeting food is shared with the community and a "minga" will be organized to perform different tasks such as: Painting the school, tidying up the gardens of the inhabitants' houses, milking the cows, or separating the calves, teaching an English class, French or German depending on the language spoken by each country's representative. The children and teachers explain the language of Nasayuwe, with the Tewala they perform rituals at ceremonial sites of astronomical, archaeological and landscaping interest.
The experience is focused on the interaction with people from the communities who perform different activities of their daily lives, involving visitors contributing not only financially but also with manpower, ideas and knowledge sharing. The activities are carried out by and with the same communities (Nasa and Yanacona).
