Propuesta de diseño arquitectónico centro de medicina indígena SHINŸ BE AYNÁN (Corazón Del Sol).

Abstract

This research project aims at looking for an alternative in order to safeguard indigenous medicine specifically in the community Inga Kamentsa, Mocoa. Some different aspects and causes which concern free development of their practices within the setting. The data analysis suggests that indigenous communities are directly affected because of diverse factors which are shown throughout this paper. Moreover, the need of conducting more ethnographic studies appeared inasmuch as indigenous community’s population changes are relevant and should be constantly studied. Strategic alternatives are described for mitigating this issue; one of them is directly described as a creation of an indigenous medicine health center having all the equipment which links these communities in a prioritized way encouraging these ethnic groups to maintain their customs and uses.