KAWSAY-WASI TOURS

This Community company, consisting of representatives of different communities living around and in the buffer zone of the national Park, provides guidance service with a nature interpretation service. Each guide has undergone complete training through a training programme of naturalist guides sponsored by the NGO Conservation International.

Proposed activities. The 15 guides of the 4 surrounding communities offer several excursions in Carrasco National Park:

Sylvestre de vida sylvestre: visit of half a day, bird observations and research of the famous Guacharos.

Caminando in las: three days trekking with excellent wildlife observation opportunities (descent from 4 600 to 300 m elevation to the Amazon forest), this excursion takes place during the summer season from July to October; Gallitos de las rocas: a day excursion and Vicita a las comunides visit from 2 to 3 days in local communities.

Conservation - Education. The local Guides-Wasi guides provide an environmental interpretation and education service to tourists and many communities living around and in the park.

Local population. The benefits are shared: 20% are returned to the communities and 80% are reinvested in order to improve the quality of the guidance service.