Martin von Hildebrand in conversation with Weildler Guerra
Centro de Convenciones (Salón Barahona)
The ethnologist and anthropologist Martin von Hildebrand (Colombia) is a key figure in indigenous people’s struggle for territorial rights and the protection of the Amazon rainforest. Winner of many awards, including the Right Livelihood Award, known as the Alternative Nobel, his book of memoir, El llamado del jaguar. Mi vida en el Amazonas, is a look at his link with Amazonia, telling his experiences of visiting the forest region since the 70s. The book is a manifesto to the importance of this extraordinary natural reserve, which covers half of our country, and which is the home to ancient cultures. In conversation with Weildler Guerra.
All Sunday 2 February events will be free for people from the department of Bolívar. Complimentary tickets can be requested at the box office of the Hay Festival (Centro de Convenciones) showing your ID, between 27 Janaury and 2 February.