guide_final

(Kiana) #1

COLOMBIA WEBSITES FOR TRAVELERS


55


INDIGENOUS CULTURE INFORMATION


The Elder Brother - http://www.theelderbrother.com
The Elder Brother is a site that chronicles the experiences of a foreign woman
who spent time in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta on a medical mission (with
the Kogi tribe).


Tairona Trust - http://www.taironatrust.org
Tairona Trust is a British NGO that is working on a project with the Gonavindua
Tairona. This site has excellent information on Tairona history and culture.


Tairona and Kogi - http://www.crystalinks.com/kogi.html
This site contains an interesting informational article on the Tairona and Kogi
tribes.


ROSARIO ISLANDS


Rosario Islands - http://www.rosarioislands.com
This site has information on the Rosario Islands near Cartagena.


CHARITIES AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS IN COLOMBIA


Fundacion El Derecho a Jugar - http://www.agameforall.com
A non-profit organization that has constructed a golf course in Bucaramanga and
uses the game to teach life skills to underprivileged children.


Colombianitos - http://www. colombianitos.org
Colombianitos operates multiple programs nationwide that provide children
with educational and life skill development.

Free download pdf