1957        Born in  Bogotá Colombia
1980        Anthropologist,  Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá
1980        Museologist, Instituto de Antropologia e Historia, Instituto Paul Coremans, Mexico           
                 Takes courses in anthropology, Indian affairs and history, UNAM, México D.F
1984        Cabinetwork and wood carving, SENA, Bogotá
1991        Casting and foundry, SENA, Bogota
2006-2010 Cosmology, aborigine Muisca language


SCHOLARSHIPS AND DISTINCTIONS
- O.A.S, Paul Coremans Institute, 1979-1981, México
- Outstanding Achievements Award, Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, May 1997
- State University of New York, Stonybrook Museum of Art, NY
-  4.Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing 2010