Vito Apüshana

Miguelángel López (Vito Apüshana) (La Guajira, Colombia, 1965) is a poet, professor at the University of La Guajira, and television producer. His poetic work includes Contrabandeo sueños con arijunas cercanos (1993) and Encuentros en los senderos de Abya Yala, which won the Casa de las Américas prize. He is a native of Carraipía, a town near Maicao, La Guajira. Along with his activity as a poet, Vito Apüshana has served as a cultural manager and human rights activist throughout the Guajira region. He is an active member of the Coordinating Committee of the Junta Mayor de Palabreros Wayuú.