Our History in TELAR
Ayar Arawi Guanotuña Chusin
Agronomist and student of the Master's program in Political Ecology.
ECAyar Arawi Guanotuña Chusin walks alongside the indigenous and peasant communities of Chugchilán and Sigchos, in the Ecuadorian Andes, accompanying processes of territorial organization, agroecology and community strengthening. A Kichwa agronomist...
Liza Gaitan Ortiz
Sociologist, Geographer and Political Ecologist
COLiza Gaitán is a sociologist and geographer from the National University of Colombia, with a master’s degree in Political Ecology and Alternatives to Development from the SimĂłn BolĂvar Andean University (Ecuador). She is currently pursuing a Ph.D....
Ă“scar Miguel Luna Alvarado
Sociologist
ECI am a socio-environmental researcher with experience in applied research and in the implementation of conservation and sustainability projects, articulating academic work with direct intervention in the territory. I have led and accompanied...
Manuel Castro Acevedo
Constitutional Lawyer
COAdvocate for Afro-descendant and rural communities in land rights defense efforts in Colombia. A lawyer by profession and a specialist in constitutional law from the National University of Colombia. Currently pursuing a master’s degree in...
Dahiana Delgado Vargas
Agronomist Engineer
CODahiana has built a trajectory committed to organizing and popular education. She began her activism in 2011 as a member of ANDES, the National Association of High School Students, and continued her organizing work between 2018 and 2020 in PROES,...
Juan Camilo Marentes Hortua
Anthropologist
COJuan Camilo Marentes HortĂşa. I am a Colombian anthropologist, and a student of the master's degree in political ecology. I have worked in gender policies, I am an ecological farmer and I lead planting and restoration processes where I live, the...
Fiorella Sol Ricagno
Internationalist
ARFiorella Ricagno holds a degree in International Relations from the National University of San MartĂn (UNSAM, Argentina) and is pursuing a master’s degree in Political Ecology and Alternatives to Development at the SimĂłn BolĂvar Andean University...
Ana MarĂa Agredo González
Anthropologist. Mg Visual Arts. Mg Political Ecology. Research, Consulting and University Teaching
COAnthropologist with master’s degrees in political ecology and visual arts. Feminist, passionate about the sea and Afro-Caribbean and Pacific cultures. My experience spans research, teaching, and consulting. Currently, my interests center on the...
Martina Inés Casás Pino
Biological Sciences and Political Ecologist
UYMartina Casás is a biologist with a master’s degree in Political Ecology, currently studying the consensus on decarbonization in Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay. She is a political and environmental science advisor with a proven track record in...
Elián Castellanos RuĂz
Anthropologist and Political Scientist
COGlacier caretaker and advocate. Anthropologist and political scientist, specializing in care policies with a gender-based approach, and currently pursuing a master’s degree in Political Ecology, with experience in consulting, project coordination...
Cecilia Sueiro
Anthropologist
PECecilia Sueiro was born in Lima and has lived in Cusco for over a decade. She studied anthropology and, since her college days, has been interested in issues related to ecology, Andean agriculture, and climate change. She has worked at various...
Danissa Alvarez Salazar
Linguist
BODanissa is a linguist and a member of the Trinitario people, with roots in the Chaco region and the Itonama community. She is an activist for the linguistic rights of Bolivia’s indigenous peoples. She is a member of the Taki Unquy Collective and...
Alejo di Risio
Communicator
ARHe works from the perspective of Latin American political ecology, strategic communication and futures design. His work seeks to translate complex objectives into campaigns, processes, languages and narrative artifacts capable of strengthening...
Alvaro Cespedes
Sociologist
BOSociologist and master in Political Ecology and Alternatives to Development. He has worked as a researcher and consultant on issues of water management, expansion of agricultural extractivism, territorial management and climate change. He...
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StefanĂa Vega
Anthropologist
CLStefanĂa Vega, is a social anthropologist (UAHC), master in research in political ecology and alternatives to development (UASB), graduated in semiotics and discourse analysis (U. of Chile). She has diverse interests that arise from the link...
Manu Vargas
Social worker
COManu Vargas (walker and caretaker of the mountain)By profession I am a social worker with emphasis on management and development of social projects, I am currently pursuing a master's degree in political ecology and alternatives to development,...
Paula Andrea Hernandez Cardenas
Anthropologist
COHi, I'm Paula Andrea. I studied anthropology and I work on issues of energy, water, food and own economies. I was part of the team that built the roadmap for a fair energy transition in the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Colombia. I work with...
Anyi Viviana Castelblanco Montañez
Bachelor's Degree in Basic Education with emphasis in Social Sciences
COAnyi Viviana Castelblanco Montañez holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a focus on social sciences; she is an anthropologist and holds a master’s degree in political ecology and alternatives to development. She is a member of the...
HĂ©ctor JesĂşs PĂ©rez Zamora
Project manager and political ecologist
VEHe is a collaborator in the defense of life, from the Latin American environmentalist thought he is committed to local processes for the promotion of human rights and nature. Traveling through the Amazon and knowing its diversity and its...
Tatiana Mora Villamil
Industrial Designer
COI am a Colombian industrial designer and master in Political Ecology and Alternatives to Development, with experience in participatory research and community work in the Colombian Amazon. My work is situated at the intersection between design,...
Eddie Manuel Bolaños Loor
Ecotourism Engineer
ECEddie Bolaños Loor is an Ecuadorian educator, researcher, and master’s student committed to education, political ecology, and the empowerment of Afro-Ecuadorian identities. His academic and professional career has focused on territorial...
Angie Carolina Traslaviña Rey
Bachelor's degree in biology, undergraduate degree in environmental management
COA lover of the oceans and marine life, singer, researcher, and community educator, she is interested in the relationships between biodiversity, territory, and culture, with a special focus on the marine and coastal ecosystems of the Colombian...
Jacqueline Yarupay Castro
Sociologist
BOJacqueline Yarupay Castro, "Kaapotɨ 🌺" (flower of the mountain in Guarani) was born in the Bolivian Gran Chaco, territory that inhabits her memory, her sensitivity and her journey. She is a Tourism and Sociology specialist, a walker of community...
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Daniel Espinoza Iglesias
Geographer
CLGeographer and master’s student in Political Ecology, with experience in socio-environmental and land-use management. He has worked in environmental education, community project coordination, and land-use data collection, incorporating spatial...
Paola Verano
Ecologist and anthropologist
COPaola Verano is from Bogotá, Colombia; she was born in the southwestern part of the city and lives in the Techotiva territory, which she describes as the place of her struggles, dreams, and learning. She is the daughter of a single mother and...
Miriam Lang
University professor
ECMiriam walks among territories, languages and struggles, weaving bridges between the memory of peoples, feminisms and dreams of other possible worlds. Born in Germany, she has lived in Abya Yala for more than two decades, learning from communities...
Victoria Vidal
Master in Environmental Sciences
UYMaster in Environmental Sciences, Universidad de la RepĂşblica, Uruguay. Master in Political Ecology and Alternatives to Development, Universidad Andina SimĂłn BolĂvar, Ecuador. Member of the Red UniĂłn de la Costa, Uruguay.
Lina Noboa
Master's Degree in Political Ecology and Alternatives to Development
ECI'm Lina. I studied Ecotourism because I have always liked to explore the world and reflect on the different ways in which we inhabit and feel the territories. I have a master's degree in Political Ecology and Alternatives to Development from the...
José Luis Ricapa Ninanya
Industrial Engineer
PEI am José Luis, I have an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering, with studies and experience in Climate Change, solidarity economy, agroecology and territorial development; and a master's degree in Political Ecology and Alternatives to...
Laura Bruzzone Perez
Biologist
UYI am Laura Bruzzone PĂ©rez, Uruguayan, biologist and specialist in environmental sciences. I work on the link between environment and agricultural production, focusing on agroecology, rurality and land use, analyzing environmental changes and their...
Sofia Salazar Rosero
Agro-industrial engineer
ECSofia works on agri-food systems and ecological transition from the perspective of political ecology, with attention to alternatives to development and the knowledge systems that sustain them. Her trajectory crosses food production with spaces for...
Karina Nieves Marcano
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and Master's Degree in Political Ecology
ECChemistry degree and Msc. Political Ecology and Development Alternatives (Candidate 2026). Committed to family and peasant agriculture and access to rights and dignified life in rural areas. Experience of over 13 years in alternative agroforestry...
Jessica Grefa
Biologist
ECI am a Kichwa Indigenous woman from the town of Santa Clara, Ecuador. I earned my bachelor’s degree in biology from the Amazonian State University and recently completed a master’s degree in Political Ecology and Alternatives to Development at the...
Monika Evelyn Hancco Condori
Environmental Engineer
PEI am from the highlands of Peru, in the department of Puno. I identify as an Indigenous person of Quechua descent. I studied Environmental Engineering and earned a master’s degree in political ecology and alternatives to development at UASB. I am...
Xavier Andrés Viteri Ramos
Economist, coordinator for the Amazon of Ecuador in the Quipa collective.
ECXavier Viteri Ramos is an economist with a master’s degree in Political Ecology and Alternatives to Development. He is a community facilitator who works with indigenous peoples and nationalities in the Ecuadorian Amazon. He has conducted research...