Open Educational Resources

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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,...
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...
Milpa

Milpa

Description: Chef Regina Escalante sources local ingredients from traditional milpa systems and supports urban farming projects to empower her French-style cuisine and invite her consumers to support local products; in this meeting of worlds we are taken deep into the...