Cultura viva · Impacto compartido
Culture that travels and creates opportunities.
Since 2016, Marimbea has created cultural experiences with artists, knowledge holders, organisations and partners of the Colombian Pacific.
Two realities coexist in the Colombian Pacific. One is marked by a long history of violence, neglect and systematic exclusion of Afro-Colombian communities. The other is a land of resilience, beauty and vibrant cultural expression.
This territory beats with music and movement. Its rivers are roads, its mangroves are home and its forests hold ancestral knowledge. Here people fish, farm, dance, sing, weave, cook with unique flavours and heal with plants inherited across generations.
Every experience we design creates real opportunities: alternative income for tradition bearers, exchange of knowledge, strong support networks and, above all, a change of narrative. Marimbea helps reframe how this territory is seen: a Pacific rich in creativity, pride and cultural heritage.
Our team
Robinson Caicedo
Local partner organisation – Guapi
Founder and director of the travel agency Guapitours. A pioneer of community and cultural tourism in Guapi, Cauca.
Lina Soto
Administration
Public accountant with a postgraduate diploma in financial and accounting management for organisations.
Ariana Echeverry
Community manager and sales
Full Stack Digital Marketer and marketing and sales technologist from Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, passionate about digital marketing.
Eder Camacho
Cultural leadership – Guapi
Born in Guapi, Cauca, "Borishy, El Mago" is a musician and cultural manager. Manager of Fundación Semblanzas del Río Guapi, with 13 years of experience in Pacific events.
How we work
Commitments
- Co-creation with local actors.
- Fair pay for cultural work.
- A respectful approach to territories and their knowledge.
Long-term relationships
- Work with artists and knowledge holders.
- Coordination with local organisations and suppliers.
- Close cultural guidance for every experience.
Marimbea S.A.S. and Fundación Marimbea
Marimbea S.A.S. develops and sells cultural experiences. Fundación Marimbea drives long-term community processes related to strengthening, training, creation and safeguarding of cultural heritage.