Hay Festival Jericó 2025

Something that has strongly characterised the evolution of our species and our societies is our relationship with water. In La sed. Una historia antropológica (y personal) de la vida en tierras de agua escasa, its author takes us on a fascinating journey through time and space. In capitating prose, she links scientific discoveries with inherited tales full of life, exploring the complex relationship between humanity and thirst throughout history. From the origins of civilisations, to our contemporary challenges, this book is an invitation to reflect on our link with water and our difficulties as a species. The journalist and anthropologist, Virginia Mendoza (Spain), is the author of books that explore roots, as well as their lack. Winner of the Manuel Iradier Award for Communication in 2019 for her contribution to the La Exploradora Geographical Society, she will talk about her most recent book with Ana Cristina Restrepo.

Three authors who reflect on our relationship with nature in their writings will talk to Adriana Cooper. Virginia Mendoza (Spain), journalist and anthropologist, is the author of La sed, an incisive investigation into water as an engine of civilisation, and the catastrophic social consequences of its lack. Rafael Navarro (Spain) sociologist, farmer and ecological activist, is the author of Planeta invernadero, a novel about an agricultural engineer who decides to make a change in her life. Martín von Hildebrand (Colombia) is an anthropologist and ethnographer, and he presents his book of memoir, El llamado del jaguar, which is about the importance of defending the autonomy of indigenous communities, as well as of the Amazon territories.