We are continually on the lookout for new programs and alternative tourism ideas in the in the Cusco region.

We are specialists in Inca Trail Alternative Treks which can be found at on our treks pages.

Inca Naani project Most of these roads are disappeared due to human activities, but one of the best-preserved sections is running through an underdeveloped area in the Peruvian Andes. The communities in this area are economically very poor, but their natural and cultural richness were the reason for The Mountain Institute to start working on the development of a community-based tourism program, following the Inca footsteps along the Inka Naani (which means Inca Road in the local dialect of Quechua)!

Haku Trek - Ecotourism Hikes in the Chicón Valley near Urubamba, Peru
Haku Trek offers three different guided tours of the Chicón valley, just northeast of Urubamba in the Sacred Valley. Situated between 3,300 meters and 5,300 meters above sea level, Chicón provides a unique panoramic view of the native forests and the glacier of Chicón.

Agro-cultural tourism in the Sacred Valley Nestled in the Sacred Valley next to Urubamba, the community of Chichubamba offers a unique glimpse into the traditional ways of Andeanlife that have been carried on since before the Incan Empire.

The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco In the Andes of Peru weavings are important to every Inca family. Every village has its own weaving patterns and traditions. There are thousands of techniques, layouts, styles, and practices associated with Peruvian weaving. We draw on a tradition of over 2000 years and we are still weaving today.

Descendants of the Incas fulfills one of the major goals of the Center For Traditional Textiles of Cusco, Peru: to share information with you and others about the Native American culture of the Andes.

Overview of ecotourism from Andean Travel Web

BOLIVIA

Proyecto-Yuracaré-Trinitario is a German-Bolivian non-profit initiative with the ambition to protect and conserve the culture and the self-reliance of the Yuracaré y Trinitario Indians in the Cochabamba region in the heart of Bolivia. The increasing threats to the habitat of the Yuracaré y Trinitario Indians and out of this their resulting wish for aid gave us the impulse to initiate this project.

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