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Fernando huanacuni mamani vivir bien buen vivir
Fernando Huanacuni Mamani (born May 29, 1966, in the city of La Paz, Bolivia), of the Aymara nation, is a Bolivian lawyer and researcher. He has served as the Foreign Minister of Bolivia since January 2017.
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Huanacuni's research consists of indigenous peoples' ancestral world view and history. He is also a political activist in both Bolivia and internationally. He is currently promoting the reconstruction of ancestral identity of the original indigenous nations. Since 1983, he began touring South America, Central America, North America and Europe, lecturing on the value of ancestral knowledge, and motivating the return to logical thought and communal practices.

Mr. Huanacuni Mamani was also part of the designed team for the curriculum of the Law Avelino Sinani - Elizardo Perez. During the first stage, his role was as an expert of Cosmovision, and ancient philosophies, of indigenous peoples and communities, for the Ministry of Education and Culture of Bolivia. From 2008 he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the Director of Ceremonial practices and implementation for the Plurinational State of Bolivia. He had the rank of ambassador until September 2014.

Since his leave from the director of ceremonial practices, he continued to make valuable contribution at international level on the Rights of Mother Earth, Ancestral Community Legal System, Community Education, Diplomacy and Protocol of indigenous peoples. In particular, he is recognized as one of the architects of the systematization of the different visions of ancestral peoples and Living Well & Good Living, a theme that is widespread today as an alternative to the dominant Western models.

Permanent dynamics of interaction with other people has allowed him to hold dialogue with representatives of indigenous peoples from different continents such as:
Theatrical Concepts were exchanged with philosophers, Enrique Dussel, Mignolo, Miguel Descotto, Freddy Elers, Enrique Toledo Hernandez, Nelson Maldonado, Jorge Miranda Luizaga, Carlos Milla Villena and Javier Lajo among others. Information was presented to them, regarding indigenous communities and their challenges, of the indigenous proposal and their current situation.
His extensive knowledge of the history of indigenous peoples, especially the Aymara nation, coupled with the oral transmission bequeathed by his grandparents, allowed him to propose to the world new, and old concepts based on ancient principles that have an impact on current living conditions. His proposal was reflected in books and articles that have been translated into several languages. Questioning deeply the foundations of Western paradigm, modernity and anthropocentrism, features, which have generated a life of crisis that has affected the natural expression of life, according to the reflection carried out.
Fernando huanacuni buen vivir vivir bien
Professional Studies
Law degree from the University of San Andrés (UMSA) of the city of La Paz, Bolivia. PhD in Human Transformation from, The Zambuling Institute, Washington D.C. USA <
He also taught as a graduate professor "Construction and Management Community Curricula" of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (2008). He taught at the revaluation specialty knowledge dialogue, new paradigms of science and Development at the University Center AGRUCO of the Universidad Mayor San Simon (2010). He also taught at the Simon Bolivar Andean University, in the field of Constitutional Law, Public Administration Judicial and Constitutional Litigation, specializing in Legal Pluralism, Jurisdictional Demarcation and the Court of Law (2014–2015).
Director, and presenter for the Manatial Magazine "Taypi Uta" transmitted by Channel 4 RTP (2005–2010) which won the Visa award for best television Cultural Program in La Paz, Bolivia. Also produced and hosted the weekly "Pacha Ajayu" Program (2004–2010) with journalist Eduardo Godoy, broadcast by the same network. Columnist for the National Newspaper “CAMBIO” (2012–2013), where he diffused research, and reflections, of the “Sariri” Center of Studies, of Andean Amazonian Cosmovision.
Was a researcher at the International Institute of Integration Agreement, Andres Bello, where he was in charge of investigating the diverse indigenous thematic (2015).
Educator and researcher of the legal sphere of indigenous peoples, and faculty member of the law department at the University of San Andres (2015)
Presiding chair and senior fellow of the Center of Studies – Andean Amazonian Cosmovision SARIRI, (C.E.C.A.A.S)