Indigenous guard members given instructions in La Maria, Piendamo in the province of Cauca
Indigenous people attend the National Indigenous Congress in Defense of Mother Earth at La Maria, Piendamo, in the province of Cauca August 11, 2012. Colombian indigenous people came together during the congress, where they hope to meet on Tuesday with the Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos in La Maria indigenous reservation, to find a solution to the conflict in the region, as well as to demand respect for human rights and the fulfillment of pacts agreed in previous governments. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga (COLOMBIA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)