Humacchuco - Homestay
Tourism
- An Unforgettable Intercultural Experience
- Warm and Inviting Host Families
- Amazing Flora and Fauna
- Beautiful Hikes in the Base of the Andes
This is the first tourism project with lodging provided by the people who live in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru; given incentive by The Mountain Institute and realized through participatory methods with the people of Humacchuco form the greater community called the ‘Comunidad Campesina Unidos Venceremos’. The intention is to offer a new alternative to develop tourism in the region that will include options for the rural people to gain from their efforts. Its strategic location has helped define the principal axis of this product: the biodiversity. Three trails have been developed where ecotourism can be promoted and where one can appreciate the variety of natural resources; the local community participates in a direct manner by offering services and gaining economically.
Finally, that the contribution of the local people living in the park and the buffer zone, the real caretakers, becomes known in order to spread their knowledge of the conservation of the natural resources within the Huascarán Biosphere Reserve.
To learn more about things you will or can experience during your stay in Humacchuco, what the culture’s about and more info about how to get there, please use the links at the right upper corner of this page.
Contact information
Humacchuco is now being promoted and distributed through Yachaqui Wayi,
the Responsible Travel Center in Huaraz run by an association formed
by the
members of our projects in Humacchuco, Vicos and Huaripampa. Please
check out our website www.yachaquiwayi.org for
more information on our center.
For any questions regarding the tourism project in Humacchuco, you can
also contact Yachaqui Wayi at info@yachaquiwayi.org.
You can also contact the project members directly, in Spanish,
by writing to their president, Armando Tito Vega at Armando_tito7@hotmail.com.
Thank you very much.
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Prices 2006
The prices are per day per person and in American Dollars.
The minimum stay is two days. If you wish to stay only one day in Humacchuco,
there is an interesting project that recently started in the sector of
Jara Allpa. To obtain more information about this new initiative, please
contact Yachaqui Wayi.
To calculate the cost of your stay, search for the right price
and multiply it with the amount of persons and days.
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1
visitor
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2
to 4 visitors
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5-8
visitors
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9-16
visitors
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| 2 days |
$27
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$25 |
$22 |
$20 |
| 3 days |
$22 |
$20 |
$18 |
| 4 days |
$25 |
| 5 days |
$20 |
$18 |
$16 |
| 6 days |
The prices include everything (guiding, food, accommodation, visits
to artisans, musicians, funds for the development of the community and
the Center of Yachaqui Wayi) except taxes and the transport to, from
and within the community and the entrance to the Huascaran National Park
which costs five soles.
When you are traveling alone, neither the musicians nor the Pachamanca
are included.
You have the opportunity to travel to Humacchuco by taxi which is for
a maximum of four persons and will cost about 15 dollars. It is also
possible to travel by colectiv, the local way of public transport, this
will cost about two dollars per person.
Development funds
In the price at least 10% fund for the community is included, a fund
which the members use every year to help the community with anything
it needs.
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The
Huandoy, Pisco and Chacraraju in the early morning light. |
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Related Tourism Initiatives
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One of our five tourist lodges in Humacchuco |
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The famous Llanganuco lakes are easily reached on foot |
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You can also contribute to the education of our children, if you
want. |
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After you leave we hope we’ll always be friends! |
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