Estudio de los saberes ancestrales en la protección del Humedal Cocha Colorada ante riesgos de desastres en la parroquia de Simiatug, cantón Guaranda periodo marzo-septiembre del 2013

Abstract

Community Cocha Colorada legally belongs to the Parish Simiatug Canton Guaranda, Province of Bolivar, Aboriginal communities of this sector now spend up to agriculture. Rainwater storage and wetland creation, among other practices They were known in the region for the development of their activities. The ritual in Rain water around is related to the fertility of the land they knew these ancient practices for performing rituals. Ancestral practices tend to follow the path to access the knowledge of the nature of our own nature. Keep customs and rituals that make us know us and know the human being. They are not simple beliefs are practices ancient rituals that raise awareness and knowledge. They are not a religion, not they are a dogma, are traditions that give meaning to life, in order to return existence and give us health. They are rituals that help the human beings in their growth and integral development as a person and as a member of a community. They are the heritage how true resolvernos within ourselves and how to resolve our differences in society. The possibility of a good life, so Cocha community Colorada know that this practice would lead to the conservation of the environment. They go beyond any contemporary progressive thought stands fashion. They are the new era, are the memory of the old era: History. The Saber Ancestral goes beyond the people, not belonging to anyone, because the Knowledge is not a membership. It provides and serves who is at your service Delivery alive his legacy. It's a simple formula, as simple is teaching old. The knowledge is delivered to the extent of your own delivery. The relationship makes the difference. Knowledge comes in the ability to establish a regarding what we want to know. So the old traditions speak of respect relate to our environment, with nature and with our own conscience, as the relationship builds trust. Therefore, ways to preserve knowledge, It has not only the results, was vital for the custodians of Ancestral Knowledge. The important demand respect for the old ways of knowing, ways as valid and current. Ancestral forms resemble each other in every town. All towns originating been raised feathers on the head of its leaders have made dances for honor their ancestors and to thank the forces of the universe that balance life. All indigenous peoples have spoken of medicines, rituals have been preserved for communication within the community. All ancient traditions have intoxicating substances on their altars, and told the story of their origin, the best way to prepare their youth to life. Also have recognized the healing of the community, not only for their way of healing but by its intended to be grown as a human being. For indigenous peoples the healer He is also an artist, musician and charismatic philosopher. For many it is even a leader political and administrative, the undisputed authority. And that authority increases the years. The more elderly, more respect. An ancient custom. 2While progress shape current thinking, where community organization lost their ancestral way, these ancient ways of knowing are in the string loose, not only because their natural habitat has disappeared survival, but the actors have forgotten their care. The communities are generally not organized as before (councils of elders, warriors, women) where it achieved a controlling interest of the people, but modern structuring (President, VP, etc.) has put aside one of the very principles of Knowledge Ancestral: community participation as an expression of being. The old man no longer It is the highest authority and the political no longer has the honor of serving. Another custom old. The term wetland refers to the wide variety of indoor moorland habitats that share certain characteristics, they are usually referred to as areas that flood, wetlands share a fundamental property as water plays a fundamental role in the ecosystem. The loss of wetlands and their associated species, contributes to the destruction of the biodiversity, modifying the livelihoods of people and deteriorating quality of life, for this reason it is intended by the present study raise awareness community to preserve the ecosystem by practicing ancestral knowledge to conservation thereof. All wetlands share a fundamental property as water plays a role very important in the ecosystem, loss of wetlands and their species, contribute to the destruction of biodiversity, dramatically changing the survival of native peoples of the aquatic ecosystem and damaging their quality of life. Ancestral knowledge fulfill the function of protecting the wetland Cocha Colorada therefore a plan aimed at strengthening the knowledge recommended ancestral in managing risks and disasters in the wetland to preserve and maintain this ecosystem and maintain the quality of life of these wetlands. Disasters are the result of the effects of an extreme natural event on people, infrastructure and vulnerable assets, the risk is the probability occurrence of an event causing extreme damage to a certain extent in a particular place and time, means that they are threatened by phenomena natural. The reduction of natural disasters or disaster risk management is part of disaster management and focuses on the natural phenomenon before, also it refers to during and after the disaster. By preparing for a disaster it is to prevent or reduce human losses and material damage, the institutions involved and prepares the threat to the population situation can occur possibly taking preventive measures. Chapter I: It consists of a theoretical and conceptual framework in which we refer on the study of ancestral knowledge in wetland protection Cocha Colorada before disaster risk Simiatug Parish, Canton Guaranda.