It allowed the documentation and communication of the natural and urban transformations of the Tunjuelo River basin in order to promote community dialogue processes, participatory co-creation and the use of art as a means of reconnecting with the natural capital of these riverside areas, which have problems of insecurity, pollution and abandonment that affect the quality of life of the population and the fauna and flora of the basin.
Furthermore, through this publication we want to communicate and visualize future imaginaries of transformation and appropriation of the public spaces on the edge and the main natural elements of the locality, such as the Tunjo wetland and the confluence of the Chiguaza stream with the Tunjuelo River in the Meissen neighborhood, and the Co-design workshop: Revisiting Re-greening the South on the quarry area of the middle basin of the Tunjuelo River, which were developed in co-design workshops with the communities and actors of the territory in the House of Participation of the locality of Tunjuelito and in the Museum of Bogotá in La Candelaria.
Memoirs
of Water
The transformations of the Tunjuelo River basin since the 19th century have led to urban fragmentation among the neighborhoods along its banks and the ongoing deterioration of the river and its natural riparian areas. This deterioration has been driven by mining in the middle basin, which has created urban voids and environmental damage that negatively impacts the quality of life and the ecological structure of the basin.
