La autodeterminación del pueblo Alto Pacuare en territorio indígena Cabécar, para la soberanía alimentaria, ante el cambio climático con enfoque agroecológico y de género.

Its origin descends directly from the corn seeds that Sibö scattered and sowed in the Yömbata hill, in
San José Cabécar, the most important ceremonial center for the Cabécares. They sprouted and spread
throughout the Talamanca Mountain range, as the corn was of different colored grains, each color
signifying a clan. About life, it is a gift that Sibö left to human beings, as well as their relationship with
nature, therefore, they must take care of it. It is said that man comes from a seed Ditsö, God had all
the seeds, he sowed the corn and the rest, so he sowed the men and then they were procreating to
sow the earth and create nature (Serrano et al., 1995).
The Cabécar indigenous territory in Cartago is very extensive and is divided into three zones: i) Quetzal,
ii) Paso Marcos and iii) Alto Pacuare. Due to their agro-climatic and socio-cultural conditions, these
communities have developed a form of subsistence based on agricultural activity on their lands:
cultivation of basic grains (corn, beans), tubers, bananas, cocoa; in addition to raising domestic animals
(chickens, pigs, cows, goats, horses). These products are used for self-consumption and to generate
income through their sale (López et al., 2006).
The execution of a “strengthening activity” in 2024 with funds from the Cement Law, allowed the
executing team to learn, through participatory methodologies, the needs raised by the people of the
community, regarding the loss of seed conservation practices, which in turn affects traditional crop
practices related to their own worldview.
In this context, the schools of Agribusiness, Social Sciences, Social Sciences and Languages, and
Construction of the Technological Institute of Costa Rica, together with the Association of Cabécar
Kjala Bata Indigenous Women in Alto Pacuare, and the external collaboration of the School of
Agronomy of the Turrialba headquarters of the University of Costa Rica and the Specialized Agriculture
Center for Organic Agriculture of the INA, present this extension project proposal, whose broad
objective is to “strengthen and defend the worldview and culture of the Territory through the sharing of
knowledge and know-how among the elders and young people of the community.”
Three fundamental products will be worked on: diversified productive systems, strengthening of
organizational capacities and a tourism and infrastructure inventory. The approach strategy consists of
strengthening the organizational structure through training to sustain processes that, with their
ancestral knowledge and in dialogue with the university, will favor their food sovereignty and find
productive alternatives with the resources they have.

Agronegocios: Producción agropecuaria
Ciencias Sociales: Desarrollo Humano Sostenible
Idiomas y Ciencias Sociales: Educación, tecnología, innovación en los procesos de enseñanza y
aprendizaje y filosofía, sociología, derechos humanos y género.
Construcción: Planificación urbana, ordenamiento territorial y asentamientos humanos. / Recursos
hídricos y ambiente.