The Curvarado river basin is…part of the territories turned over by the Government to the Afro Colombian populations, which are in a process of recovering their lands…Banacol…was invited by the National Government and the Head Council of Afro Colombian communities of the Curvarado river basin, to support the development of a sustainable productive project...Banacol supervised the planting of 300 hectares cultivated exclusively by Afro Colombians, who are authorized by the communities, and where the respect for others, the protection of waters and the environment are prevalent…Banacol is not the proprietor of a single acre of land in Curvarado...and that the assistance it offers to Afro Colombians is given for free...[W]e emphatically reject the false rumors published in international as well as national left media...We must emphasize that regarding these allegations, which were made public in the months of November and December 2010, the communities of Curvarado and the Head Council had already stated that they rejected them.