Cateura is the name of the landfill of Asunción , created in 1984 by the municipality of the capital of Paraguay , whose name comes from the Cateura lagoon, which is located near the property, private access, which has become landfill.
48-621: Its name is also associated with the surrounding community, which are the San Miguel, Republicano, San Cayetano, Santa Ana, Villa Colorada, Bañado Sur and Tacumbú neighborhoods, which are flood zones, near the Paraguay River, located mainly to the south of Asuncion. Since September 2005, the Cateura landfill is managed by Empo Ltda. And Associates, a concessionaire of the Municipality of Asunción, for
96-565: A Cateurian garbage picker, an orchestra came together, now featuring violins, cellos, and other instruments artfully put together from trash. Los Reciclados de Cateura, now an independent orchestra, recently performed in Brazil and Colombia under Chávez’s direction". The original video attracted international attention; the Recycled Orchestra received a Prince Claus Award , given to "individuals, groups and organisations whose cultural actions have
144-514: A Radio Ñandutí program, Chávez said that the baseless smear campaign was conducted by legislators and a La Nación reporter. The accusers were notified of the dismissal on December 7, and an appeal was filed on December 13. On April 3, 2018, the Court of Appeals overturned the dismissal and returned the case to the Criminal Court of Guarantees No. 7. In the appeal, the accusers said that the dismissal
192-566: A full-time student or one and a half to two years as a part-time student). There were 7 vocational students who were attending school full-time and 23 who attend part-time. The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields. There were 3 students in the professional program. As of 2000 , there were 16 students in Verscio who came from another municipality, while 65 residents attended schools outside
240-595: A population (as of 2011) of 1,091. As of 2008 , 14.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 25%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks Italian (76.7%), with German being second most common (16.5%) and French being third (3.2%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000 ), 146 speak German, 28 people speak French, 680 people speak Italian, and 6 people speak Romansh . The remainder (27 people) speak another language. As of 2008 ,
288-471: A positive impact on the development of their societies", in May 2013. According to the award, [It is] a youth orchestra that is transforming lives. It is unique in its ingenious use of humble local resources and a beacon of pride and hope for the local community ... Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados Cateura is honoured for bringing music and joy to many people; for their innovative and communal collaboration in using
336-940: A program entitled "Melodies From Garbage" in 35 concerts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland in November of that year. A violin built with materials from the Cateura landfill became part of the Dimitri Foundation's Musical Instruments Museum in Verscio , Switzerland. In December 2009, the Recycled Orchestra of Sounds of the Earth received the Tomás Moro Award from Our Lady of the Assumption University's Tomás Moro Institute. The orchestra, directed by Szarán, performed concerts in Genoa as part of
384-428: A standard school and a special school. In the village, 77 students attended the standard primary schools and 2 students attended the special school. In the lower secondary school system, students either attend a two-year middle school followed by a two-year pre-apprenticeship or they attend a four-year program to prepare for higher education. There were 56 students in the two-year middle school, while 35 students were in
432-418: A three-minute trailer for Landfill Harmonic was released on Vimeo with no mention of Sounds of the Earth or director Luis Szarán. Paraguayan executive film producer Alejandra Amarilla worked with a team of filmmakers to record a short video about the Recycled Orchestra to raise enough money through Kickstarter for a full-length documentary; the crowdfunding campaign was successful, and eventually resulted in
480-476: A total of 372 apartments (79.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 89 apartments (18.9%) were seasonally occupied and 9 apartments (1.9%) were empty. As of 2007 , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.6 new units per 1000 residents. The historical population is given in the following table: The entire village of Verscio is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . In
528-503: Is 141 people or 12.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 86 people or 7.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 44 people or 3.9% who are over 80. As of 2000 , there were 375 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. In 2000 there were 238 single family homes (or 72.3% of the total) out of a total of 329 inhabited buildings. There were 43 two family buildings (13.1%) and 32 multi-family buildings (9.7%). There were also 16 buildings in
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#1733085799352576-453: Is now available for anyone. This is something that could be replicated in any part of the world where they have similar circumstances. It can be an inspiration for music to be part of the community where there are not the resources". Similar musical organizations have been formed in Brazil, Burundi, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, and Spain. In May 2016, an original member of the orchestra and two members of its parents' association (who helped build
624-532: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.96 km (0.76 sq mi) or 65.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.33 km (0.13 sq mi) or 11.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.12 km (30 acres) or 4.0% is either rivers or lakes and 0.25 km (0.097 sq mi) or 8.3% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of
672-682: The 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 32.68% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (23.05%), the Ticino League (14.16%) and the CVP (14.13%). In the federal election, a total of 359 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 49.4%. In the 2007 Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 715 registered voters in Verscio, of which 478 or 66.9% voted. 9 blank ballots were cast, leaving 469 valid ballots in
720-517: The Recycled Orchestra , is an orchestra composed of children from Asunción , Paraguay who play musical instruments made from scrap materials collected from Asunción's Cateura landfill. Formed in 2012, the orchestra has performed internationally with Stevie Wonder and the American heavy-metal bands Metallica and Megadeth . The orchestra originated in the "Sonidos de la Tierra" (Sounds of
768-430: The tertiary sector , with 34 businesses in this sector. There were 401 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 36.4% of the workforce. In 2000 , there were 202 workers who commuted into the municipality and 294 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.5 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 21.8% of
816-610: The Earth ", Favio Chávez , was dismissed in October 2011; appropriated "Sounds of Cateura" and the project of recycled instruments, and in July 2012 announced its disengagement from the original program. Currently, Favio Chavez is reported for alleged lack of transparency in the administration of donations, by original members of the community project. Recycled Orchestra of Cateura The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura ( Spanish : Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados de Cateura ), also known as
864-544: The Earth introduced Ensemble H2O, with instruments made with recycled materials, to increase awareness of the importance of water. The new group appeared in a September 26, 2012 concert by Paraguayan guitarist Berta Rojas and Cuban musician Paquito D'Rivera as part of the "Traces of Mangoré" tour. On November 19 of that year, Ensemble H2O performed at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. On October 24, 2012,
912-587: The Earth) program (created and directed since 2002 by Luis Szarán ) and Procicla a recycling project of the Alter Vida NGO. Szarán founded the Sonidos de Cateura (Sounds of Cateura) music school on July 7, 2006, and its first workshop, sponsored by the geAm NGO to build recycled instruments, was held on May 24, 2007 luthier Carlos Uliambre. Sounds of the Earth is sponsored by Tierra Nuestra. The music school began with
960-703: The Forum of Social Entrepreneurship in the New Economy, part of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio + 20). A week later, Chávez announced that he would manage the project in Cateura and the Recycled's first concert in Panama. The new orchestra appeared at Colombia's international Bogotá Basura Cero (where they were initially invited as part of Sounds of the Earth) in November of that year. Sounds of
1008-493: The NGO Alter Vida, in partnership with the community program " Sounds of the Earth ", of the association Tierranuestra. While the recycled instruments began with materials of Cateura, but in the workshop of lutería of "Sounds of the Earth", in the neighborhood New City of Asunción, to six kilometers of the landfill. "Sounds of the Earth" it was created in 2002, by Luis Szaran . When the former academic coordinator of " Sounds of
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#17330857993521056-551: The Sounds of the Earth luthier workshop, and delivered the first batch of 20 guitars made from recycled wood on September 20, 2007; the guitars were donated to distant locations. A "Stradivarius de Cateura", a violin made from an old pan, a fork and other objects recycled from the Cateura landfill, was presented in Germany on November 6 of that year. The first group of Sounds of the Earth musicians with recycled instruments made their debut at
1104-755: The Weltweite Klänge world orchestra on a European tour directed by Szarán, presenting nine successful concerts in Switzerland, Austria and Germany the following month. The project was renamed the Orchestra of The Recycled Instruments of Sounds of the Earth in 2009. Composed of young people from different communities who played instruments made from recycled material in the Cateura Luteria Workshop, they presented several concerts in Paraguay. The orchestra played
1152-538: The aid of Sounds of the Earth. Harmony of Cateura, founded to administer donations to the orchestra, acquired the music school's present Cateura location in June 2014. By the end of 2015, Chávez began disbanding Harmony of Cateura after an increasing number of requests for accountability and transparency of the donations (which were being managed in his personal bank account). After the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura's success, director Favio Chavez told The Guardian : "The idea
1200-418: The area Out of the forested land, 58.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.0% is used for growing crops, while 4.3% is used for orchards or vine crops and 7.3% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 7.3% is unproductive vegetation. Verscio had
1248-575: The census), and 31 individuals (or about 3.49% of the population) did not answer the question. In Verscio about 77.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). In Verscio there were a total of 242 students (as of 2009 ). The Ticino education system provides up to three years of non-mandatory kindergarten and in Verscio there were 39 children in kindergarten. The primary school program lasts for five years and includes both
1296-534: The city's March 2010 Paraguayan Days. Szarán then gave a TED talk in Costa Rica. In May 2010, the orchestra again toured Germany and Switzerland. The Sounds of the Earth project toured Paraguay for the country's independence bicentennial in May 2011, and the group has played in Lisbon, London, Hamburg and Berlin. The Orchestra of Recycled Instruments was featured in a BBC report and by CNN, EFE and AFP. In August 2011,
1344-656: The election. The most popular party was the PLRT which received 104 or 22.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PS (with 99 or 21.1%), the SSI (with 87 or 18.6%) and the LEGA (with 72 or 15.4%). In the 2007 Consiglio di Stato election, 4 blank ballots and 5 null ballots were cast, leaving 469 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PS which received 110 or 23.5% of
1392-472: The film. It was shortlisted for the Environmental Award at the 2015 Sheffield Doc/Fest , where it received a special mention. Landfill Harmonic originally recognized the contribution of Sounds of the Earth from 2006 to 2012: "When Favio Chávez and Luis Szarán came to Cateura to start a music school, they realized that they had more students than instruments. Thanks to the resourcefulness of Cola,
1440-412: The final disposal of solid waste. In the farm work associations of "hookers", as they are called the recyclers who use a hook to remove the rubbish. The Cateura landfill has become famous by the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura , and its documentary Landfill Harmonic (2015). The original project was created in 2006 with the music school "Sonidos de Cateura", founded by the "Procicla" recycling program of
1488-551: The following March in Bogotá . In 2014, the orchestra also appeared on Basement Jaxx ' " Power to the People ". NPR 's Anastasia Tsioulcas described the Recycled Orchestra's instruments in September 2016: "[violins made from] cans, wooden spoons and bent forks. One of the ensemble's cellos uses an oil drum for its body. String pegs are created from detritus like old cooking utensils and even
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1536-508: The former Sheldonian Theater in Oxford, England as part of the Skoll Foundation 's World Forum of Social Entrepreneurs on March 26, 2008. They appeared with Szarán, harpist Richard Yua Zalazar, flutist Juan Gerardo Ayala, cellist Juan Chávez (coordinator of Carapeguá 's Sounds of the Earth school), violinist Juan Eugenio Benítez and saxophonist Arturo Benítez from Carapeguá. After that concert,
1584-456: The four-year advanced program. The upper secondary school includes several options, but at the end of the upper secondary program, a student will be prepared to enter a trade or to continue on to a university or college. In Ticino, vocational students may either attend school while working on their internship or apprenticeship (which takes three or four years) or may attend school followed by an internship or apprenticeship (which takes one year as
1632-432: The gender distribution of the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. The population was made up of 453 Swiss men (40.7% of the population), and 92 (8.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 500 Swiss women (44.9%), and 69 (6.2%) non-Swiss women. In 2008 there were 9 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 5 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration,
1680-399: The heel of a worn-out women's shoe. Drum heads are made from old X-ray film, held in place with copious amounts of packing tape. Fifteen-year-old Tobias Armoa plays a saxophone made out of a drainpipe, melted copper, coins, spoon handles, cans and bottle caps." The orchestra is the subject of Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay (an illustrated children's book), and
1728-412: The municipality that were multipurpose buildings (used for both housing and commercial or another purpose). The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2008 , was 0%. In 2000 there were 470 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 166. There were 16 single room apartments and 121 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments,
1776-500: The orchestra toured Spain and performed a concert for Pope Benedict XVI for World Youth Day (WYD) in Madrid. In October 2011, Sounds of the Earth announced on its Facebook page that Orchestra of Recycled Instruments coordinator Favio Chávez had left the program. Chávez announced the formation of the Recycled, with Sounds of the Earth musicians from Carapeguá and Cateura playing recycled instruments, two months later. An 11-minute preview of
1824-428: The population of Swiss citizens increased by 4 while the foreign population increased by 1. There was 1 Swiss man and 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss man who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 13 and the non-Swiss population change
1872-579: The quintet became known as the Ensemble of Recycled Instruments Oxford. In October 2008, a Sounds of the Earth delegation first brought children from Cateura to international concerts in Argentina. The group played in the province of Santa Fe and at the eighth Youth Orchestra Encounter in Buenos Aires' Luna Park stadium with the Ensemble of Recycled Instruments Oxford. The Orchestra of Recycled Instruments joined
1920-682: The recyclers' children after Szarán donated ten guitars bought with proceeds from a tribute he received at Salemma Mall. A group of children between 8 and 12 years old from the Sounds of Cateura school was presented at the regional seminary of Youth Orchestras of Sounds of the Earth in Acahay (103 kilometers from Asunción) on December 2, 2006. They also performed at the eighth Sounds of the Earth festival and national youth-orchestra seminar in Coronel Oviedo on January 31, 2007. Former Cateura recyclers worked in
1968-495: The resources at hand to create possibilities and transcend their difficult circumstances; for engendering self-esteem, community pride and social cohesion through musical expression; and for showing that culture is a human necessity and that material poverty need not be an obstacle to a life rich in culture. The Recycled Orchestra joined Megadeth for a performance of " Symphony of Destruction " in August 2013, and appeared with Metallica
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2016-584: The school's present building) filed a complaint with the Office of the Prosecutor against Chavez for his alleged lack of transparency. The complaint was supported by three Paraguayan senators . With Juan Rojas and Félix Azcona (president and vice-president of the second parents' association), Chávez announced the provisional dismissal of the case for alleged breach of trust (requested by fiscal agent Stella Mary Cano on September 1, 2017) on December 7 of that year. On
2064-514: The upcoming film Landfill Harmonic was released in March 2012. Filmed in mid-2010, it featured Luis Szarán, former coordinator Favio Chávez and young violinist María Eugenia Benítez, flutist Juan Gerardo "Liquí" Ayala and cellist Juan Manuel Chávez (Chávez' nephew). On June 15, 2012, Szarán directed the Orchestra of Recycled Instruments of Cateura of Sounds of the Earth for the last time in Rio de Janeiro at
2112-550: The vote. The next three most popular parties were; the LEGA (with 109 or 23.2%), the PLRT (with 106 or 22.6%) and the SSI (with 66 or 14.1%). As of 2007 , Verscio had an unemployment rate of 2.4%. As of 2005 , there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 72 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 8 businesses in this sector. 126 people were employed in
2160-468: The workforce coming into Verscio are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 7.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 65.3% used a private car. From the 2000 census , 629 or 70.9% were Roman Catholic , while 99 or 11.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . There are 128 individuals (or about 14.43% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on
2208-519: Was an increase of 6 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.7%. The age distribution, as of 2009 , in Verscio is; 130 children or 11.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 141 teenagers or 12.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 99 people or 8.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 119 people or 10.7% are between 30 and 39, 209 people or 18.8% are between 40 and 49, and 145 people or 13.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution
2256-537: Was based on a single report by an accountant hired by the defendant. . Verscio Verscio is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland . The municipalities of Cavigliano , Tegna and Verscio merged on 14 April 2013 into the new municipality of Terre di Pedemonte . Before the merger, Verscio had a total area of 3.1 km (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 0.47 km (0.18 sq mi) or 15.7%
2304-410: Was the subject of a January 2017 BBC Radio 4 documentary by Wyre Davies . In March 2013, Favio Chávez founded Harmony of Cateura with four parents of members of the Orchestra of Recycled Instruments of Cateura: Jorge Ríos (president), Carmen Cabrera (vice president), Patricia Aranda (treasurer) and Dionicia Espínola (secretary). Former recycler Nicolás Gómez, known as Don Colá, became a luthier with
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