Diagnóstico Social, Económico, Cultural y Ambiental del Cabildo Indígena Páez Jerusalén del Municipio de Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia

OBJECTIVE: To elaborate a social, economic, cultural and environmental diagnosis of the Páez Jerusalén indigenous cabildo of the municipality of Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia. MATERIAL AND METHOD: It is an exploratory research, with a mixed approach. A questionnaire was applied to 180 families, containing four dimensions: social, economic, cultural and environmental. RESULTS: We found: 1) That agriculture is the main source of income of the community, 2) There is a high marginalization and poverty: 3) There is a maintenance of their language, customs and traditions, and 4) There is an increase of pollution due to the lack of ecological education. CONCLUSIONS: With this diagnosis, the bases are laid for the realization of a community development plan that, when implemented, would improve the quality of life of the community.