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El Merequetengue
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El Merequetengue

El Merequetengue is a collective. A managed, non-formal network, operating on the basis of enthusiasm, information and hope. We are our own agency.

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We believe in diversity, in heterogeneity, in the tangible and intangible value of nature. We believe that governance affects the landscape, we believe in collaborative methods of work. We believe in change. We believe that through the landscape we discover alternatives to things that are not right. We believe in the value of our identity, and that of the cultures that preceded us in the places where we are.

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We register actors and projects, we unite, we agglutinate dispersed capacities in Latin America. We exhibit the work of people who work separately, we facilitate alliances and collaborations. We keep alive a polyphonic conversation, we invite to create and propose new paradigms.

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We have open and voluntary working groups. We operate in a deliberative manner, by consensus and with voluntary commitments. We organize regular meetings and gatherings.

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Instagram: @merequetenguered

Email: merequetenguepaisajismo@gmail.com â€‹â€‹â€‹

Newsletters

Newsletter #1 TIERRA

Newsletter #2 ADAPTACION

Collaborators

Patricia Algara | BASE Landscape Architecture

MaFe Gonzalez | BASE Landscape Architecture

Maria Landoni | Sur Landscape Architecture

Victoria Mohr | UC Berkeley

Edgar Mora Altamirano

Patricia Fonseca | CMG Landscape Architecture

Marisela Lujan | Site Design

Ana Nelson | TLÂL-LI Collaborative

Patricia Akinaga

Jason Prado | Prado + Jardin 

Lilia Pharazyn

Linda Chamorro 

Maria Bellalta 

Melissa Manjarrez Dominguez

Mitzi Nápoles

Adriana Chávez | ORU

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Dossier
Tertulias

Nuestra primera tertulia fue el 5 de diciembre de 2024. En esta ocasión nos reunimos a a hablar sobre la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Biodiversidad (COP16), que este año ocurrió del 21 de octubre al 1 de noviembre en Cali, Colombia.

 

Edgar Mora Altamirano, diseñador de sentido, administrador público y ex-alcalde de Curridabat, Costa Rica, y MaFe Gonzalez, botánica y paisajista en BASE Landscape Architecture, nos compartieron sus reflexiones sobre la COP16 y algunas conspiraciones para hacer la paz con la naturaleza.

 

Si no pudiste asistir, aqui te dejamos el link a la grabación.  â€‹â€‹â€‹

ASLA 2024 | Washington, DC

Quién dijo Washington DC?

 

The third national Merequetengue was in DC during the ASLA conference. It was a wonderful gathering!

Huge thanks to our organizers and sponsors:

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Merequetengue Bay Area | San Francisco

Cómo te voy a olvidar?

 

For the first time ever we hosted El Merequetengue Bay Area to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The event was a Spanish karaoke happy hour on September 19th at the CMG offices. We had so much fun!!!!

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Huge thanks to CMG and BASE for funding and organizing this event!

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ASLA 2023 | Minneapolis

Hola Minneapolis!!

 

BASE, Sur and TLÂL-LI Collaborative organized the second Latin American gathering at the ASLA conference! We took this opportunity to come together in a very fun happy hour. We had a wonderful space to get to know each other, dance, tell stories and enjoy some delicious Latin bites and good mezcales. ​

 

Big thanks to our sponsors: mmcite and Old Town Fiberglass.