The Sierra Nevada is like a ceremonial house - the Kankurwa (Nujué) - where the Mamas (Mamos) recognize each space and interpret each element that makes it up. For that reason, every act, every idea, every moment implies a great responsibility; to forget all or part of this principle vacates the essence of being Arhuaco, Kogi or Wiwa. The Sierra Nevada is the place that concentrates all responsibility towards the rest of the universe; it is the place where what is sacred and vital for the planet is guarded and watched over; it is the base and the union with the spiritual world. It is the umbilical cord that unites the origen and the present, the spiritual with the material; it is the union with the Mother. By having inherited this habitat and the knowledge of its meaning, we are given the role of the Elder Brothers.

The Sierra Nevada constitutes a system of 29 principal rivers, which are born of the numerous glacial lakes found at 3000 meters above sea level and upwards, and which make their way down the three faces of vast massif. Many of these rivers empty out into the Caribbean Sea. The Sierra Nevada is a pyramid, with a surface extending over 21, 158 square kilometers. It is the largest coastal mountain in the world, reaching from the sea upwards to a height of 5,778 meters above sea level.

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