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National Geographic Adventure 2009
Chalalan ecolodge is the product of San Jose de Uchupiamonas;
an indigenous Bolivian Amazon community located a jostling
five-hour riverboat ride from the nearest town. The villagers
built Chalalan's community-sustaining solar-powered cabins
with the help of Conservation International and now welcome
guests like family with traditional dinners, music performances,
dances, and moonlight canoe trips through the Chalalan Lagoon.
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Equator Price 2008
Chalalan Ecolodge Founded
in 1992, the Chalalan Ecolodge is owned and managed exclusively
by community members of the Quechua-Tacana group. Covering
over 200,000 hectares of Madidi Park – one of the most
biologically sensitive areas in the world – Chalalan
is able to generate ecotourism revenues that directly benefit
116 families. Profits are reinvested into small-scale health,
education, and water and sanitation projects. The community
has managed to reduce destructive environmental practices and,
as a result, has witnessed the rejuvenation of native and endangered
species endemic to the region. One of Bolivia’s pioneer
ecotourism projects, Chalalan began to turn a profit in 2001.
The eco-lodge’s success has served to attract back to
the area community members who emigrated due to impoverished
conditions.
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Responsible Awards 2007
“A decade ago, members of a tribe of Quechua-Tacana Indians
from San José de Uchupiamonas in Bolivia’s Madidi
National Park founded a lodge where they could show tourists
around their native forest in an ecologically sound way. Chalalan
Ecolodge is the result – one of the most beautiful places
on the planet, and now a role model for indigenous eco-tourism…Chalalan
Ecolodge remains 100 per cent community-owned and operated
and the community is thriving, with better schooling for its
children, improved access to heath care and cleaner water”.
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Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website
Awards
Indigenous tourism website that promote sustainable practices and educate visitors
on cultural protocols and biodiversity conservation are eligible to win. The
15 nominees include indigenous owned and operated tourism businesses around the
world
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