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Comunidad del Chimborazo

Experience indigenous culture and guided treks on Ecuador’s highest mountain

Basic information

Experience

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Impact

Start collaboration:

2019

Directly impacted families:

90

Indirectly impacted families:

47

Project description

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Situated around Ecuador’s highest volcano, Comunidad del Chimborazo is a cooperative of three indigenous communities offering accommodation and guided treks up Chimborazo as well as traditional meals, transportation and crafts, and that, by working together, are able to promote indigenous culture in the region. The Comunidad del Chimborazo provides a unique community tourism experience that also benefits many other families in the supply chain, as well as creating real community and economic alternatives for the region, helping to prevent younger people from migrating to larger cities in search of employment. The Comunidad del Chimborazo also continues to expand its services with the creation of a network of farmers, who supply restaurants around the region.

Travelers can stay overnight at Casa Condor, a hotel managed by the indigenous community and which preserves many indigenous traditions, including ancestral meals and crafts, such as the manufacture and dying of Alpaca wool. Mountain climbers can also venture up some of the routes easily accessible from Chimborazo, including the Ruta del Último Hielero (Route of the Last Icemaker), before enjoying hearty traditional, local meals in the evening.

Involvement of V Social

The VSocial Foundation has been working with the Comunidad del Chimborazo since February 2019 and has supported the community project in obtaining its community tourism certification, as well as financing training and workshops, and providing strategic development, technical, administrative and operational advice to strengthen the tourist products offered by the community.

Start collaboration:

2019

Directly impacted families:

90

Indirectly impacted families:

47

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Country: Ecuador

Hosted by three communities, the Comunidad del Chimborazo directly benefits more than 90 families, with another 47 local families benefiting indirectly by providing services to the community including guides, transportation, crafts and meals

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