On Thursday night we discovered that on the beaches of Cayos Cochinos there is an indigenous population that is silenced and suffers the consequences of reality TV shows. from Telecinco. Jorge Javier Vázquez started the program by warning the audience that they would not be able to carry out the tests and games with the contestants: "Unfortunately, and for reasons beyond our control, we are forced to alter our planned program due to a dispute between one of the indigenous communities and the local authorities. Our games beach has been disrupted. Of course, we respect their right to express themselves however they see fit, and that's why at this time we don't know if we'll be able to hold the planned games. We hope the situation can be resolved throughout the evening. This is the spirit of 'Survivor,' overcoming adversity.", he sentenced, with the effusive response of the audience on the set.
The presenter was referring to the Garifuna. They have their own language, Garinagu, and are an ethnic group from Central America and the Caribbean, arising from the mixing of the Arawak and Caribbean Amerindian population with slavery. Now this community of Cayos Cochinos must resist another invasion: that of reality television programs from around the world that use their nature reserve. native people with their local authorities, as if their program had no role, in the conflict. And he considered that these people had altered what he called "our beach". In any case, the beach belongs to the Garifuna people and it is the television programs that have altered it. Cayos Cochinos has the second most important coral reef in the world, it stands out for a diversity of flora and fauna that must be protected and the constant occupations of these programs affect the natural space.
interesting to discover these dynamics of invasion and mistreatment of natural spaces promoted by large communication groups in Honduras. In the television story, Cayos Cochinos appears to be a deserted area in which the contestants must survive, far from any civilization.
