About us
We are a foundation that works in a reflective and practical way to rebuild the bonds with Nature, from the perspective of our ancestors—the perspective of sacredness.
Petroglyph in Tulipe, Ecuador
What is sacredness?
It must be understood in a broad sense, as a human institution that allowed our ancestors—and many peoples today—to establish bonds and a relationship with all the elements of their environment. A relationship characterized by two important features:
- It did not respond to an anthropocentric logic.
- It made it possible to conceive of nature and all its parts as living beings.
It was a perception that went beyond the utilitarian mechanics that prevail today.
At La Ceiba Milenaria, we focus on understanding the causes and consequences of this rupture. In addition, we develop practical initiatives to help rebuild these broken ties—a process we call Reconnection.
Our Story:
La Ceiba Milenaria is made up of a group of professionals from different fields of knowledge who have worked on objectives related to the mission of La Ceiba Milenaria.
These include the recovery and strengthening of ancestral knowledge, research, and support for Indigenous communities and peoples.
In 2026, we formalized and consolidated this work through the official establishment of the La Ceiba Milenaria Foundation as a legally recognized organization.
What we do?
Conceptual reflection
We believe that naming is important because of the production of meaning that occurs in the act itself, as Vanessa Fonseca tells us in her text América es nombre de mujer (1997). Given the crisis that humanity is facing at this moment, it is necessary to build words, concepts, and any other linguistic tools that help us name and, therefore, generate new meanings to confront the crisis that is beginning to intensify.
Research
At La Ceiba, we work on recovering what can be defined as ancestral principles of existence. That is, conceptions of life that transcend the parameters imposed by the anthropocentric world established by the Western matrix of existence, and which were present in many peoples around the world and are still evident in many places today. In this sense, it is necessary to carry out deep research to understand these principles and disseminate them as tools in the face of the crisis we are experiencing.
Outreach
Our research, reflections, and all the ideas woven at La Ceiba are present in the virtual world. Whether in video or text format, we consider it of vital importance that the word circulates in all directions. This is particularly relevant for those of us who build thought from the Global South, a location that, within the current map of power, becomes a space with greater difficulties in accessing broader circuits for the dissemination of ideas due to the colonial conditions and coloniality that affect us.
Supporting communities
At the La Ceiba Milenaria Foundation, we work on community initiatives that are linked to our greater objective: the restitution of the bonds between human beings and nature, mainly through the recovery of the perspective of our elders: sacredness. Although this topic is very broad, we believe it should be seen as a kind of matrix from which many different types of human activities emerge.
Among these, we can mention: ancestral dances that seek to strengthen the “creative imagination,” which is necessary to understand life beyond immediate materiality; ancestral knowledge, because many of these forms of knowledge reflect the existence of another type of relationship between human beings and nature (The Whole); the cultivation of food and/or medicinal plants, an activity that is a direct and concrete form of re-connection; among others.
FAQ
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We are a foundation that works in a reflective and practical way to rebuild the bonds with Nature, from the perspective of our ancestors—the perspective of sacredness.
It is the understanding that all human beings have the possibility of establishing a connection with Nature (which we conceive as The Whole), following the principles practiced by many cultures around the world, based on sacredness.
We create visual content published on our YouTube channel, conduct research, and write short texts related to this topic on our blog.
The most important thing is that you help us share our ideas and make them your own. We hope our reflections become seeds that are planted in other places.
If you wish, you can also subscribe to our YouTube channel or our blog. You can also make donations through our website. All resources will help build and support the projects we are working on in Ecuador. Learn more here.