Putumayo’s women guardians defend land and culture amid Colombia’s deforestation

Mongabay
Oct 15, 2025, 4:24 pm183 ptsTrendingTop
The Sibundoy Valley in Putumayo, southwestern Colombia, is an ancestral territory inhabited by two sister ethnic groups: the Kamëntšá and the Inga, descendants of the Peruvian Incas. It is also the place where at least four rivers originate, including the Putumayo, which later joins the Caquetá before…

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