In 2015, the Peruvian NGO Yunkawasi partnered with the community of Corosha to create a community based ecotourism project. Together, we are working to increase economic opportunities in the local community, while also increasing awareness of the unique ecosystem in which we live.
experience wildlife
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unique opportunityThanks to Corosha's commitment to conservation, rare and endangered species of the Tropical Andes can be easily seen by visitors.
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tourism development strategy
monitor key species |
work with wildlife tourism experts |
capacity building of local people |
publications related to tourism project
Cornejo, F.M., Jiménez C., Luna, V., Sperling, E. & Tello, C. 2017. Andean bear tourism: an unexpected outcome of community-based conservation in Northern Peru’s Tropical Andes. Book of Abstracts, 25th International Conference on Bear Research and Management.
Cornejo, F.M., Fernandez-Melo, F., Goss, J., Jimenez, C., Luna, V., Osterman, W., Sperling, E., & Tello, C.
2017. Tourism as a strategy for the long-term sustainability of community-based conservation project. Book of Abstracts, 28th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB).
Cornejo, F.M., Fernandez-Melo, F., Goss, J., Jimenez, C., Luna, V., Osterman, W., Sperling, E., & Tello, C.
2017. Tourism as a strategy for the long-term sustainability of community-based conservation project. Book of Abstracts, 28th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB).
