📋 Tender Overview
The Boca Pariamanu Native Community of the Amahuaca indigenous people, committed to sustainable tourism as an alternative to conserve more than 4,200 hectares of forests.Tamopata, Mother of God. Only two hours of navigation from Puerto Maldonado, the Boca Pariamanu native community is emerging as an ideal destination for lovers of nature, ancestral culture and the Amazon adventure.
Among the main attractions are walks for the thickness of the forest to meet the majestic millenary tree Renaco, a circuit of medicinal plants guided by local sages and the possibility of sighting birds and other wild species of the Amazon. This unique experience is offered by this community of the Indigenous People Amahuaca, which now is committed to strengthening its tourist activity with the accompaniment of the National Forest Conservation Program for Climate Change Mitigation (Forest Program) of the Ministry of Environment (Minam).
Thanks to an investment of S/ 370 thousand, granted by the program, with the support of the Inter -American Development Bank (IDB), the community has launched a tourist business plan that includes important improvements in its infrastructure and services.
The main actions include the construction of four new fully equipped ecological cabins, the installation of a water tower and solar panels to provide better services to tourists. The community already has an outboard engine that will allow it to facilitate the transfer of visitors from the city.
Likewise, the community of binoculars, telescopes and other specialized tourist teams will be provided, promoting a responsible tourism and in harmony with the environment. In this way, Boca Pariamanu seeks to keep 4,258,74 hectares of forests in their communal territory.
Tourism can be a great opportunity for native communities, if it is managed with sustainable approach. From the forests program we are accompanying with technical assistance, training and financing so that these initiatives flourish and are led by the community members themselves, said Pedro Chucya, general coordinator of the FIP Peru projects of the Minam forests program, after visiting the community to verify the progress of the plan.
Community strengthening and organization
Tourism growth is accompanied by an organizational strengthening process within the community. A local management team composed of community members of the Interest Group has been formed, who have been receiving training in attention to the tourist, leadership, biosecurity, solid waste management, first aid and use of social networks.
It has also been incorporated into a tourist manager who provides technical support in the implementation of the project, ensuring that activities are developed efficiently and participatory.
The Plan also contemplates tourism promotion actions, such as the creation of a web page, dissemination campaigns in social networks and presence in strategic points such as the airport and terrapuerto of Puerto Maldonado, to position Boca Pariamanu as an authentic, accessible and sustainable destination.
A sustainable future in the heart of the forest
With a clear vision and articulated communal work, Boca Pariamanu is projected as a model of development in balance with nature, based on the conservation of its forest, the strengthening of its Cultural Identity Amahuaca and the sustainable management of its territory.
In this community, 32 families live that group a total of 92 people, of which 58% are male and 42% women. From the forest program of the Minam, the commitment to continue supporting initiatives such as this, which integrates nature, culture and sustainable development in the Peruvian Amazon is reaffirmed.
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Photos 1, 4 and 5: Courtesy Inter -American Development Bank (IDB)
