This year we were also able to register and get a physical headquarters for our Fundación Margarita Solidaria and we made the first donation of 4 new computers to the Fe y Alegría project.
100 days of Expedition, 2.000 kilometres & 400 hours paddling, 12 Nations, 36 Islands, 65 Ports, an Epic Adventure
Reposition of maintenance of our “Virgen del Valle” that is submerged in the “Farallon Blanco” about 4 km of the coast of Pampatar.
According to the Warao mythology their home in the Delta is Paradise and they are the chosen ones on this “Heart of the World”. Warao means Man of Canoes and their lives are intimately linked to them. As days go by and we discover their world from our canoes, we share their intimate space and their laughs, we have no doubt that Paradise, is the proper name for this Land of Water.
Synthesis of the Caribbean Challenge Projects faithfully recreating in native Curiaras the Pre-Hispanic Navigation Routes of our Amerindians; Through the first Expeditions of Experimental Archeology that have been carried out in the country.
With a special emphasis on making known one of the richest, most beautiful and unfairly forgotten stages of our history, such as the pre-Hispanic period.
And awaken in the public respect and admiration for our roots and identity.
A legend says that in the Orinoco Delta, in one of its furthest pipes, a river wave occurs once a year: the bore. Appreciated for its rarity, this phenomenon occurs in very few rivers in the world.
Reviewed for the first time in a Columbus journal, seven adventurers decide to embark on a journey to verify its existence. The wave gives them the opportunity to discover a diverse and colorful country, rediscover their roots and feel the adrenaline of going through one of the least explored places in Venezuela and America.
A thousand years ago, the Amerindians living in the basin of Lake Valencia, paddled the open sea from the mainland to “Los Roques” in Curiaras, an extraordinary adventure of more than 140 kilometers and 40 hours of continuous navigation.
An enthusiastic team is ready to recreate these voyages, following advice from a group of scientists who follow the project, but they discover with alarm that making the right Curiara, may be the biggest of their difficulties, because this tradition is facing its imminent extinction, when the last "Moyotus", or artisans manufacturers of Curiaras die.
This video is a sample of the type of work we do throughout the year through the Yo siy Identidad Foundation, rescuing issues of state identity significance and making it public.
This video is a sample of the type of work we do throughout the year through the I am Identity Foundation, rescuing many themes of our heritage.
Every September 8, the Virgen del Valle is celebrated throughout the East of the country and the fishermen go out in their boats to "Barloventear" their Virgin, which is nothing more than taking her out for a sail, of course we had to be present.
First time in the water for the Piragua with the intention of doing watertightness tests, determining the waterline to paint with the anti fouling. Also testing the first time our 7 kilogram oars, that we later managed to drop to 4 kilos.
La Piragua was built in Cariaco in the mainland coast. In August, 2021, our tribe gathered together, and after a proper launching Ceremony—we paddled her 170 kilometers to her home port in Pampatar, Margarita.
Our recent achievements and what we are aiming for in the immediate future
