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| One Earth Peru, dedicated to promote a responsible and sustainable tourism that benefits local communities, in its social, cultural, and natural development, has designed its first Social Program. This Program takes place in one of the most natural and culturally diverse areas on earth, the Manu National Park declared by the UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve. This program has as target to see two native communities: The native Community of Santa Rosa of Huacharía that is inhabited for the ethnic groups Huachipaires and Matziguenkas and the Native Community of Shipeteari inhabited by the ethnic group Matzigenkas. These two communities are developing ecotourism through lodges that receive visitors interested in appreciating the nature and share their culture. This program besides giving you the opportunity to know about this marvelous place, gives you the possibility of contributing with the development of their towns. |
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Day 1
We leave Cusco early in the morning. We'll pass over interesting inner Andean valleys and Andean communities. We also visit the interesting pre-Inca tombs of Ninamarka known as Chullpas, and then we continue to the colonial town of Paucartambo where we have a walk in the town. From here we continue to Acjanaco pass at 3500 meters above sea level where a ranger station marks the southern most point of the park, here we start descending into the Amazon basing through the cloud forest rich in endemic species like Cock of the Rocks, Spectacle bear, Orchids, Tree ferns, Bromeliads, etc. to arrive to our lodge in the cloud forest where we overnight.
Day 2
Today we wake up early to observe the Cock of the Rocks, Peru's national bird, from a platform, the male birds are a vibrant reddish orange, and as several dozen come together for an exhibition of a mating ritual dance in a place called lek, the males display their crest, showing off and posturing for the females, the females, fewer in number, watch to select the most suitable males. After breakfast we continue down the narrow road between waterfalls and canyons toward the town of Pilcopata, where rivers and streams still having step and strong currents come together to cut the last mountain in a canyon before they go into the flat Amazon floor. In Pilcopata there is a colonizers population that came on the 70s to dedicate to the timber industry through the dirt road that heads to the Madre de Dios valley. Now a day with the time and creation of the park this business is not longer so profitable and many of these populations dedicate to farm crops like manioc, pineapple and coca leaves. After we lunch in Pilcopata we hike to the native community of Santa Rosa de Huacaria, here there is two different ethnias: the Matsigenkas and the Huachipaires, we set out camp here next to the Huacaria stream maybe have a swim and then visit the community to understand a bit more of the natives life style. A small afternoon walks to the Botanic garden, Bonfire and optional night walk.
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Day 3
Early in the morning we can enjoy the tranquility of the native community, after breakfast we return to Pilcopata and continue our way to Atalaya port on the other side of the mountain, this time rafting for about 1 ½ hours of class II or class II rapids. Atalaya where the mountains change for the Amazon plains is the first pluvial port of Alto Madre de Dios river, here we take an over board boat to go for about 4 hours to Shipetiari native community on the left margin of the Alto Madre de Dios River here live about 200 natives of the Matzigenkas where we stay in a lodge with open platforms with beds and mosquito nets, bathrooms and shower are available. Optional 1: Night walk as usual.
Optional 2: Horseback ride from Huacaria to Pilcopata.
Day 4
Today we have our breakfast and then we go to visit the community to learn about their life style, their customs and activities like weaving, making and use of bow and arrows, etc. lunch at the lodge and them a 3 or 4 hour walk will take us to Manu Traditional Medicine Center leaded by the shaman Mateo who will show us more about the matziguenkas life. Over night there. Optional night walk as usual.
Day 5
This morning we walk up away from the city routine, here you can experience a different reality that has not change since immemorial times, cooing by the nearby birds and feeling the smell of water, earth, bonfire and everything else you can imagine. This morning we will have another hike in the forest of this native community for about 3 hours, after that we pack and take the boat to head back to our lodge “Buena Vista” where we spent our last night in the Amazon.
Day 6
A good breakfast and we get ready to start our journey back to Cusco, first by boat to Atalaya port for about 45 minutes and from there private transport to Cusco, where we expect to arrive approximately at 8pm. End of our services. |
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Additional Information |
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INCLUDED:
Private transportation, own boat transportation (covered motor boats), rafting tour for about 1 ½ hours of class II or class II rapids. 01 night in Cloud forest lodge, 01 night in Santa Rosa de Huacaria Native Community, 01 night in Shipetiari Native Community, 01 night in Manu Traditional Medicine Center, 01 night in Buena Vista lodge, sleeping mattress, first aid kit, radio communication equipment in all lodges.
Meals: All meals during the program, except for first day breakfast and last day dinner.
Staff: Specialized and bilingual guide, Certified driver, rafting guide, boatman and bilingual guide; safety equipment for this type of trips.
NOT INCLUDED:
Additional activities, tips and extra expenses. |
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| Things that you should bring along |
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- Sleeping bag (for warm whether)
- Small towel, swimming dress & sandals
- Hiking boot
- Flush light or head lamp and extra batteries
- Hut or cap, sun cream and sunglasses
- Insect repellant
- Rain gear, long pants and long sleeves cotton shirt
- Warm clothing
- Binoculars (is possible to rent them in Cusco)
- Cameras, batteries & memory cards
- Big back pack (with your belongings) and small back pack for day walks
- Water container (to refill with water)
- Sunglasses
- Antiallergy pills.
- Personal medicine
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This program benefits the native communities of
Santa Rosa de Huacaria ethnic group Huachipaires
and to the native community of Shipeteari ethnic
group matzigenkas |
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