To coincide with the re-branding of our Northern Peru expedition to ‘Andes & Amazon’ we have recently secured an exciting link up with an environmental project in the Tarapoto area. We have been awarded additional sustainable project funding to support this initiative for the next 3 years, starting in 2011. This gives us a great opportunity to build on the platform established by previous World Challenge teams who have visited the area. The project is focussed on the Cumbaza River watershed, part of the Amazon basin. This is located in San Martin, the most deforested region in Peru.
In conjunction with our project coordinator, Rodrigo Ponce we are part of an initiative to promote ecotourism and teach environmental techniques, such as permaculture in local communities. Several communal reserves will also be created in order to protect the rich biodiversity of the area. I visited the community of San Roque de Cumbaza on recce and the area is stunning - a truly magnificent setting for a World Challenge project!
If you need any more information on this exciting project please don’t hesitate to contact us
Chris, Expedition Planning Manager, South America
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