This publication presents the results of the monitoring of local consumption of fish in the communities of Leguízamo in 2011. The data was collected and analyzed following the community monitoring strategy of Tropenbos International Colombia. As part of the analysis, more than 100 species of fish for local consumption were identified as well as their seasonality and commercial value.

In this book, the uitoto indigenous Enrique Hernández illustrates the distribution of fishes in the Amazon creeks. It shows which fishes are common in the source, mid-section and mouth of the creeks, from the seasonality perspective and the ecological relationships implied. This publication contributes to the basic understanding of fish in the Amazon region, and it should be considered in the formulation of management agreements that guarantee food security of local communities.

In this book a review of the existing documentation about the municipality of Leguízamo is presented, together with the outcomes of an exercise of social cartography and narrations about the population patterns from a local perspective. This document aimed at generating a sense of ownership by the local communities towards their territory and to stimulate participative processes to enhance local governance.