Open Educational Resources

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Dioses de México

Dioses de México

Descripción: In rural Mexico, resistance to modernization reveals the diversity of indigenous peoples and Afro-descendant communities, honoring daily work and preserving cultural identity. A “Lost Atlantis” is explored, where diverse possibilities resist the rapid...
Recorriendo el Amazonas peruano

Recorriendo el Amazonas peruano

Description: This documentary showcases life in the Peruvian Amazon and highlights the controversy surrounding the government’s proposal to dredge the Marañón, Ucayali and Huallaga rivers to facilitate boat traffic. This proposal has generated opposition,...
Las qochas

Las qochas

Description: Produced in collaboration with Peru’s Climate Change Adaptation Programme (PACC) and the Social Development Cooperation Fund (FONCODES), this educational video explores the ancient technology of water harvesting and storage using qochas, which are...
Yo protejo el humedal

Yo protejo el humedal

Description: This video documents the struggle of the Coordinación de Pueblos, Barrios Originarios y Colonias de Xochimilco (Coordination of Peoples, Indigenous Neighborhoods, and Colonies of Xochimilco) in defense of the wetland and against violations of...
La creación del hombre (mito maya quiché)

La creación del hombre (mito maya quiché)

Description: This animated video presents the K’iche’ (or Quiché) Maya myth of the creation of human beings, drawn from the Popol Vuh, the foundational text of K’iche’ Maya cosmology. In this account, the gods attempt several times to create...