YACHAY WASI

TURISMO VIVENCIAL EN LOS ALTOS ANDES A community development project based on the concept of Sustainable Tourism with Indigenous communities residing in the High Andes.

Sustainable Tourism empowers Indigenous and/or local communities to gradually take control of this rich industry in their own territories which currenly benefits outside ownerships. Ethics should be at the core of sustainable tourism as it was stated at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development CSD-7 in 1999.

NEW: During the 11th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at UN Hqrs in NYC, Side event by Yachay Wasi hosted by UNEP

This ongoing project of Yachay Wasi involves four Indigenous villages in the Circuit of Four Lakes.

Visitors are hosted by Indigenous families in these villages and participate in their daily lives. They experience the beauty of this high mountain area which includes the four lakes, the flora and fauna native of such high altitude, the festivals and crafts of these Quechua speaking communities.

LOCATION

The Circuit of Four Lakes is situated in the Peruvian Andes at an altitude of xxxxxxxx

(IN PROGRESS)

(IN PROGRESS)

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