Programs: Sustainability and unique experiences

Our involvement:

Nunamaisha is a key local partner for these communities and reserves

Nunamaisha is a key local partner for these communities and reserves. Our mission is to facilitate market connection to the potential alternative tourist in the US. This type of tourist understands the important mission that these initiatives carry out with social, economic and environmental impact that both improves the communities’ quality of life, and promotes conservation of cultures and important forested areas in the Amazon basin, the Andean range and the Pacific region of Ecuador.

We aspire to grow and strengthen internally to develop capacities and networks that guarantee our results. We are currently offering three programs that can contribute to our mission:

Community tourism:
Short (2-3 day), planned visits that allow the visitor to experience life within the community and participate in all the activities ranging from culture such as Shaman visit and Ayahuasca visit to adventure activities such as rafting and canyoning in the beautiful Amazon rivers.
Volunteering:
Longer visits (15-30 days), which are focused on cultural exchange, mutual training and supporting efforts to develop infrastructure and small business projects with the local population.
Research:
Short or long visits depending on the purpose of research. Broad range of study possibilities from cultural to environmental. Ecuador is home to more than 300 species of orchids and the unique Andean bear.

Our local partners

Amazon region

Aí Cofán

The community is located in the province of Sucumbíos. The Cofán A’l Dureno community is an indigenous community of Cofán people counting approximately 160 families and 750 people.

The community owns and protects over 9,500 hectares of native Amazon forest in the Sucumbíos province. Their livelihoods depend on fishing, raising cattle, and crafting.

Visit A’i Cofán

Río Muchacho

Río Muchacho is a farm that aims to demonstrate sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices that promote soil conservation, responsible water use, and biodiversity.

Organic farming techniques, such as crop rotation, composting, and agroforestry, are implemented on the farm to minimize environmental impact and promote ecosystem health.

In addition, Río Muchacho is a farm that provides environmental education and workshops to local farmers, students, and visitors. It seeks to raise awareness about the importance of sustainability and provide tools for implementing responsible agricultural practices.

Visit Rio Muchacho

Santa Lucía, Pichincha

It is a cooperative of 12 members that owns 739 ha of forest, part of the hot spot of the Chocó Andino Biosphere Reserve located two hours from the capital of Ecuador, Quito.

It is part of the Sustainable Use Conservation Area of the Municipality of Quito called Yunguilla-Santa Lucía (ACUS Yunguilla-Santa Lucía).

In the Chocó Andino region of Ecuador, many communities and private owners have dedicated their lands to conservation. They have made tourism an opportunity to obtain an alternative source of income to continue these efforts.

Visit Santa Lucía

Shiripuno

The community of shiripuno was founded in 1980 as a legal entity. The community has 34 hectares located in the Sumaco Galeras Biosphere Reserve, Colonos Chalupas National Park.

They are located in Quijos Municipality, Misahuallí Parish.

Shiripuno has 55 families of indigenous peoples living there and their principal economic activity is the tourism leaded by 31 women who decided to run this business in order to preserve their culture, traditions, identity and simultaneously generate incomes from their families.

Visit Shiripuno
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