Walking Kids of Choco
Director Rolando Vargas
Countries Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Duration 24 min
Synopsis
In the middle of the Darien Gap rainforest in the border separating Colombia from Panama lives an indigenous community, the Kuna people. Some of their children are being sent to high school in the nearest town, the reason: the lack of high school in the village. Edinson, has taken the decision of finishing high school in Unguia. His displacement is not only physical but also cultural. Classes are taught in Spanish and not in Kuna, and the education received ignores his Native American roots.
In the middle of the Darien Gap rainforest in the border separating Colombia from Panama lives an indigenous community, the Kuna people. Some of their children are being sent to high school in the nearest town, the reason: the lack of high school in the village. Edinson, has taken the decision of finishing high school in Unguia. His displacement is not only physical but also cultural. Classes are taught in Spanish and not in Kuna, and the education received ignores his Native American roots.