Tairona Heritage Trust
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20/7/99
The AVINA Foundation in Florida say that they are going to fund Gonavindua Tairona's Documentation Centre computer, software and training, through the Tairona Heritage Trust.
18/7/99
Colombian media report that tourist facilities for Ciudad Perdida are to be augmented. Also, a millenarial sect of 60 people from the Caribbean coast, went to the Sierra to wait for an extraterrestrial exile from Earth because the world was going to end. Shots of the Kogi, Ciudad Perdida and the Sierra were transmitted on TV, but Indian representatives were quite good at briefly saying that they did not believe in extraterrestrials, that the archaeological terraces were not ET landing bases, and that they had not given any such group permission to be there.
9/7/99
BBC Radio reports a full scale battle between FARC and Government forces in a mountainous region 20 miles from Bogota. 52 dead.
29/6/99
On Tuesday 29 June, there was a showing of 'From the Heart of the World - the Elder Brothers' Warning' at Canning House, Belgrave Square, hosted by the Anglo-Colombian Society and the Colombian Embassy.
Felicity Nock, who worked as PA to Alan Ereira during filming in 1989, gave a talk after the film was shown. Felicity started by drawing a striking parallel - on television that morning there had been footage of trees dying in Australia as a result of soil salination. The scene directly paralleled a similar thing happening in an area just south of Santa Marta at the time the film was being made, and reminded Felicity of the global relevance of the Mamas environmental message. Following her talk, Felicity answered questions from the audience,. There was then a reception, with snacks and wine provided by the Embassy, upstairs.
Coffee for the reception was provided by Foodbrand. Their Director, Mr. Brian Chapman, visited Colombia recently and came to an arrangement with Gonavindua Tairona to buy their annual production of coffee beans. Foodbrand, which has a policy of ethical concern for producing countries, are developing an instant coffee, called 'Sanctuary', from these beans which will be in the shops soon. A share of the profits has been dedicated to Gonavindua Tairona for land purchases.
Despite the wet weather, the event was very well attended. It was pleasing to see that the film can still attract a serious and appreciative audience.
