Project Noche Grata has come to Cartagena’s Isla de León
The project, translated as “Pleasant Night,” consists of the construction and installation of five lampposts in an undeveloped sector of Cartagena. The project is an initiative aimed at bringing light and electricity to different populations of Colombia. Led by the Tierra Grata Organization, the work will install lampposts with solar panels and LED bulbs that favor hundreds of families. […]
Amid the Pandemic, Rural Farmers Install Solar Energy in the Montes de Maria Region
“Many were forced to walk an hour away to a location with electricity to charge a cell phone, but now we can do it right here,” explained Yarleidis Castilla, 32, a resident of the small village of La Cañada in the north of Columbia. Thanks to Tierra Grata, new solar panels will allow 20 families in the […]
Tierra Grata Delivers Electricity to the Isla de León Neighborhood
Tierra Grata constructed and installed 5 public lampposts poles in four streets in Isla de León, in alliance with Fonducar, Tecnar and the local communities. Requiring a battery replacement every two years, these lampposts will last a quarter of a century. They will guarantee 110 thousand hours of light and their brightness range is up to […]
Social Worker Killed in Cartagena
The police are investigating a death in Cartagena which appears to be an act of intolerance. The Criminal Investigation Section (SIJM) branch of the Metropolitan Police of Cartegena is looking into the case of a man identified as Rafael Gaspar de las Aguas who was murdered in the El Pozón neighborhood of Isla de León. Authorities initially believed that […]
Drinking water in Cartagena: What are the candidates proposing?
In the face of mayoral elections across the country, we reviewed the proposals related to water issues for each candidate running for the position of mayor of Cartagena. Currently, there are 12 candidates for mayor. No proposal: Five of the fourteen candidates do not present any government program. They are Germán Viana, Minerva Romero, Rosmery Torres, […]
Health: A rural debt
Imagine that you need to go to the bathroom so much that your body cannot take it anymore. However, you are not at home, or in the office or college. What’s more, you’re not in town; you’re surrounded by trees, some wooden houses and yes, people are looking at you. You need an urgent bathroom. […]