Shiripuno

Shiripuno

The Shiripuno community is composed of 160 people of the Kichwa indigenous communities of the Amazon. The community was legalized with the Ministry of Social Welfare in 1983. It has a president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer and members, elected for 2 years in the general assembly. The community has 1 Quichua-Spanish bilingual school with 24 students from 5 to 12 years old. The school, named Manuel Ignacio Rivadeneyra, is sponsored by the Intercultural Bilingual Directorate. The day care center for 32 children from 0 to 5 years old is under INNFA (Instituto Nacional de la Niñez y de la Familia), which is responsible for the training and salary of 3 community women and for the construction of the dining room and the day care center. The 22 women of the Association meet every day and work on handicrafts for the improvement of their quality of life in education, food, and medicine.
In 1997, in the community of Shiripuno, a public housing project began in collaboration with MIDUVI (Ministry of Urban Development and Housing). This government organization started a community tourism project with a plan called “PPI-Pueblo Productivo Integral”. After years of planning, in 2006 the Shiripuno community, which already had one of the first ethnological and ethnographic museums in the region and which welcomed many visitors, decided to start expanding their tourism operations. the construction of the new craft house, lodging cabins and the restaurant, added to all the cultural activities such as: dance, music, shamanism and excursions in the jungle.

This project has led to children accessing education and college opportunities. The tourism activities have allowed the community to gain valuable experience in sustainable tourism operation and they wish for the world to know and support their conservation efforts as well.

30 families impacted, 160 people, 350 hectares of primary forest and 1600 hectares of total forest protected by the community.
The whole community works and benefits from community tourism.

Critical need

Illegal mining, logging and contamination continue to be a hazard for the locals and the forest.

Infrastructure development, water treatment, education programs (ESL or other languages), business related training, research for social, cultural and environmental data is needed.

Programs include

1. Ethnological and ethnographic museums

Guided visits and experiences inside the museums, experience the authentic Amazon Kichwa culture. Dancing, food and traditional clothing history.

2. Ayahuasca experience

Learn about the Ayahuasca plant and the experience. (Additional cost)

3. Research in the local forest

For visitors with a research oriented background, there are several opportunities to conduct specific projects or thesis in subjects such as: culture, sociology, biology, bioproduction, conservation and environmental studies.

4. Volunteering.

A hands-on experience that involves participating with the development of skills within the community. They can be English teaching, business related courses, hospitality and sustainable tourism, environmental best practices.

FROM 100 PER DAY (Includes lodging, food and beverage and activities inside the community)
ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR YASUNI VISIT, RAFTING AND CANYONING ACTIVITIES

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