After several weeks working to establish our CUSCO REFORESTATION PROGRAM 2008, we began by planting the first native Andean trees in January in the remote village of Qelqanqa, high above the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
We began in January because the rainy season will ensure that the trees thrive and help to return a part of the Cusco highlands to its original state. It is often forgotten that some five hundred years ago the hills around Cusco and its surrounding villages were covered with native trees, and that these forests sheltered local fauna, particularly birdlife.
We have already reached agreements with other local communities in the areas surrounding Cusco, who have agreed to give us land to reforest as well as the labour needed to plant more trees and care for them until they are well-established.
This project, financed by our company, is the first stage of our effort to unite the Cusco travel industry and ensure the sustainable development of our natural and cultural resources.
In our opinion, making a positive difference to local communities and the environment is what responsible tourism is all about, and at Andean Travel Peru/Andean Adventures we are taking the first steps towards making Cusco as green as it was when the Incas ruled this part of the world.
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