Soraida Chindoy: the Indigenous guardian defending the sacred Putumayo mountains

Mongabay
Mar 19, 2024, 12:09 pm444 ptsHot
On May 9, 1983, Soraida Chindoy Buesaquillo’s placenta was planted in the mountains of Putumayo, where Colombia’s Amazon rainforest meets the Andes. Her mother, Concepción Buesaquillo, was a midwife by trade and spoke of the importance of this Indigenous Inga ritual, which, according to tradition, ensures…

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