Support Local Communities

Tourism can create opportunity locally

When travelers choose local experiences, tourism can create demand for services and knowledge that originate within the destination.

That can include:

Local guides

Sharing knowledge of landscapes, history and culture.

Community hosts

Welcoming travelers and sharing everyday life.

Artisans

Preserving skills, designs and traditional craftsmanship.

Local producers

Food, agriculture and products connected to the destination.

Community enterprises

Locally organized tourism initiatives.

Local businesses

Accommodation, restaurants, transport and other services.

Keeping the journey connected to the destination

We believe a journey becomes richer when travelers encounter the people who make a destination what it is.

A meal becomes more meaningful when you know who prepared it.

A textile becomes more meaningful when you meet the artisan who created it.

A landscape becomes more meaningful when a local guide explains its history and significance.

Responsible tourism is about connection, not consumption.

When tourism reaches the people who call Peru home

Peru cannot be understood through its monuments and landscapes alone.

Its identity lives in communities, traditions, food, craftsmanship, agriculture, music, language and everyday life.

We believe some of the most meaningful journeys happen when travelers have the opportunity to meet the people behind the places they visit.