DESCRIPTION OF LA CHIMBA
La Chimba |
The Kayambi population live by farming, with fields surrounded by mud walls planted with agave. Farms average 6 hectares. But with an expanding population farms are not large enough to split between the children, forcing many to leave the land and migrate to the cities. In the village of La Chimba a group of young people have joined together to develop ecotourism as an alternative to migration. They have formed an organization, Condor Huasi (Home of the Condor), and are constructing a center with a restaurant for day visitors, as well as developing a natural hot spring as a tourist attraction. They also have formed a folkloric group to perform traditional songs and dances of the Kayambi. They would also like to construct a hostal in the near future.
- helping them to develop their ideas
- working with them on construction
- teaching English to guides and children
Additionally, the members of Condor Huasi have a great interest in recovering their cultural heritage as Kayambis. They are looking for a researcher to gather oral histories, traditions, myths, et cetera from the older generations to help them to understand their past.
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