Sustainable Communities: contact with nature permeates Peruvian villages

In Peru, contact with nature is the main pillar that guides the country's two sustainable communities. In these communities, actions to minimize impacts on the environment and live increasingly in harmony with it are highlighted by the villages. Learn more about the villages in this chapter of the Sustainable Communities series!

Kapievi Ecovillage, Peru

The community project, located in Puerto Maldonado, began in 2005, with an area of 1.5 hectares. Several projects – such as tourism and accommodation – are offered to the public. In addition to functioning as an ecological center, it also acts as a demonstration space for a private reserve, which seeks to cushion the impacts of the Transoceanic Highway.

Education: educational activities such as seminars, workshops, events and study programs are designed to disseminate holistic and sustainable knowledge; Bioconstruction : use of natural materials from the site or recycled materials, design with better use of spaces – to require the least use of resources possible -, Rubber gums, bottles and cans are widely used in construction; Agroforestry : this type of system combines forestry with agricultural and livestock farming, which improves the soil's nutritional capacity and produces a high level of food; Organic Agriculture: food cultivation technique that maintains original soil structures without altering its properties, using chemicals or transgenic seeds.

Kausay Punku, Peru

Organic Agriculture: food cultivation technique that maintains original soil structures without altering its properties, using chemical products or transgenic seeds; Education: educational activities such as seminars, workshops, events and study programs are designed to disseminate holistic and sustainable knowledge; Bioconstruction : use of natural materials from the site or recycled materials, design with better use of space – to require the least use of resources possible – Rubber gums, bottles and cans are widely used in construction; Animal husbandry: the sustainable breeding of animals that are not endangered, with the help of animal resources, optimizes crops and generates its own subsidies. Animals include: fish, birds, cows, pigs and horses. THE CASACOR produces a series of eight articles , grouped by country, that present this way of living in harmony with nature and animals. By clicking here , you can see an interactive map of the countries that believe in sustainability as a lifestyle and which precepts communities should follow.