It does not matter to which culture one belongs, nor the place of origin, nor the distances that separate us, those simple references pass to a second plane when the legitimate desire to help and contribute effectively to the welfare of the community and its environment are manifested in the hearts of the people and their heartbeats echo in the Earth.
Responding to an invitation from Dr. Gisela Salazar and Officer Jesús Suárez of the Port Captaincy of Puerto La Cruz, La Tortuga Foundation gave a talk on sea turtles at the Matilde Salazar School of Puerto La Cruz to 5th and 6th grade students.
On Sunday, April 22nd at the Central Plaza of the Plaza Mayor Shopping Center, La Tortuga Foundation presented the program "Objective Earth 2012" where children and adults could enjoy the fabulous books made by the children of the José Ángel Montero Educational Unit, made with different materials: some from reuse (lids, cans, plastics...), others from elements extracted directly from nature (pistachio shells, flowers, leaves, branches...) through which they took us through diverse manifestations of nature, birds, trees, butterflies, etc.
Ecological awareness, dance, gastronomy and alliances. In order to provide a different weekend, La Tortuga Foundation opened its doors to the theturtlefoundation to present "Tribal Projection", an event that took place throughout the weekend with free dances, yoga, tribal and ecological bazaar, ethnic and fusion tribal dance, dance classes, performance and live Balkan music with the Carakaos Group.
On November 28, the Fundación La Tortuga team went to the auditorium of the Engineering Department of the Universidad Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho (Ugma) to give a talk on sea turtle awareness as part of the RAO Anzoátegui project.
Last Thursday, Fundación La Tortuga held an event in Rolando Square, in front of the silent gaze of the Cajigal Theater, which is currently under restoration. The activity began with a recycling workshop given by Professor Manuel Yepez, an instructor dedicated to giving life to an endless number of objects made from recycled materials, accompanied on this occasion by Mayrelis Palacios, Yosetlyn Palomo, and Maigualida Suarez.
A group of tourists heading from the coast of Puerto La Cruz to the beaches of Chimana Grande Island in Mochima National Park, had the opportunity to see a humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae), who delighted 8 people aboard a taxi-boat with a show of "games".
With the slogan: WE ARE ALL ONE, the United Nations Youth of Venezuela celebrated in the city of Maracay, Aragua State, a great meeting for "Ecology and Peace" on its XII anniversary.
The Pterois volitans, native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, has reproduced at great speed in the Caribbean Sea, and has been observed in 31 localities of the national territory. Falcón, Carabobo, Vargas, Miranda, Los Roques, Las Aves, Anzoátegui, and Sucre have already been visited by dangerous predator that could alter the country’s economy and tourism.
Fundación La Tortuga (FLT) once again visited the state of Delta Amacuro to continue the cultural exchange with the Warao population living in the area. During the stay, an expedition was carried out to advance the "JANOKO YAKERA" project that the Warao community of El Moriche has been developing with the support of FLT, an initiative integrated by its cacique Abel Palacios, the coordinator Maya.shita Palacios and the artisan Raquel Palacios.
