Kalfumalen and the spirit of the Chesque River

The Chesque Alto box canyon is located west of Ruka pillán (Villarrica volcano) and is one of the few remaining stands of native forest. A couple of decades ago a fish farm was set up there that began to pollute the river water with large quantities of toxins and antibiotics. And then, everything changed...

This story is excerpted from the 2021 Edition of "Let's make history by telling our stories," a brochure with several stories resulting from an invitation issued by the Pan American Health Organization, the Florida International University Global Health Consortium, and ReAct Latin America to communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, asking people to tell their stories related to infection prevention, use of antimicrobials, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The purpose of this invitation was to hear what was happening at the community level with respect to AMR and learn about the ingenious initiatives implemented to address problems in connection with the One Health concept and human solidarity.