Our projects in Rights and Resources (see link) — arts-based education, books, sport, and symbolic reparation — add up to Restorative Justice for the planet and its people. The result is Caminos por Colombia/ Pilgrims for Colombia.
Inspired by pilgrims who for centuries have traveled the Camino de Santiago to achieve spiritual healing, our path is not a place but a peacemaking activity. In countries violated by war and misery, peace has been misinterpreted as a goal, an objective, a purpose, when it should be understood as a continuous and vital journey.
Peace building does not end with political agreements or conventional reparations — money never suffices; legislation depends on often reluctant and sometimes sabotaged implementation; and symbolic reparation hardly helps when it amounts to monuments and plaques. Conventional measures don’t heal festering wounds of damaged land and lost lives.
Healing will come from walking together like pilgrims who learn to love the land and its diverse human guardians.
Read about it in El País:
FIRST EDITION
7-11 MARCH.
Magical Nuquí, Chocó, is the convening point for this first of many paths to travel as pilgrims throughout Colombia, walking to discover ourselves and each other. The heart of the country’s Pacific coast invites us to explore breathtaking landscapes and to connect deeply with the world around us. Walking to the rhythm of the ocean and of residents who live in harmony with nature is an opportunity to reflect, and to rediscover our connections with nature and with people.
A journey of discovery:
This is the first of many paths we will travel together across Colombia. At Caminos por Colombia, we invite you to reconnect with the world and nature as you immerse yourself in the beauty and diversity of our land. This journey will open new perspectives and strengthen your connection with the environment and the people who call it home.
Contact us: Nicolás Moreno, +57 3164724069 info@colombiasky.com
Double Acommodation $949 USD
Single room supplement $249 USD
Bogotá – Nuquí ticket $194 USD APPROX.
SECOND EDITION: AHMEDABAD, INDIA
17-18 MARCH.
This two-day immersion will provide several unique opportunities to dive more deeply into heat adaptation policies and practices in India, both centuries-old and modern. We’ll start with a sunrise visit to one of Ahmedabad’s famous stepwells to see what ancient architecture can teach us about tackling modern climate challenges. We’ll then head to lunch with small business owners to hear firsthand about the financial impacts of extreme heat and how they are innovating to deal with it. The city of Ahmedabad is the first in India to create a Heat Action Plan, and we’ll visit with the city’s Commissioner to learn more about the plan and how it is being implemented.
On the second day, we’ll visit homes and work sites of informal women workers who are part a study led by Harvard professors Satchit Balsari and Caroline Buckee. This project, supported by both the Salata Institute and the Mittal Institute, follows hundreds of working women in the informal economy across various indoor and outdoor settings, measuring heat and humidity 24/7 across all seasons to better understand how extreme heat is truly experienced on the ground. We’ll start the day with an overview of the study, as well as the pioneering work of partner organization SEWA (the Self Employed Women’s Organization). After that, we’ll split up into smaller groups and head out into to the city to see how the study is being carried out with the women.
