Word: peruvians
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...quilt from India. Even better, the site buys products only from humanitarian organizations committed to improving the life of the artisans by ensuring a safe work environment and a living wage as well as a savings plan. That means $11 of the $46 you pay for a hand-blown Peruvian vase goes directly to the artisan co-op that made it--about twice what traditional retail outlets would...
Deep in the Peruvian jungle in Manu National Park, an area half the size of Switzerland and reputedly home to more species of animals and plants than any other region of the world, the Matsiguenka tribe is gambling with its future. After centuries of dependence on hunting, gathering and small-scale farming, the isolated native community of 300 people has entered the tourist business. Last year the tribe opened a $120,000 ecolodge, built from rain-forest materials in traditional bamboo-stick and thatched-roof style. The lodge sleeps 24 people in four huts equipped with some amenities like bathrooms...
...Wildlife Service. Certainly, having Masai Mara guides using two-way radios to speed the search for lions hardly seems in the spirit of noninvasive touring. But for all that, most critics concede that ecotourism is less invasive than forestry, mining and other forms of development. As Luis Roman, a Peruvian anthropologist working with the Matsiguenkas, observes, "To be successful with a venture like this, you need planning to make sure you don't overload the environmental resources or unleash negative cultural changes. It's risky, but we are managing it with great care...
...Mary Durr, an executive with the Adoption Services Information Agency in Washington. She and other experts suggest searching out racially diverse communities--much as Susan Weiss, a Chicago social worker, had to do after acknowledging the negative racial remarks to which her adopted daughters, Indian-born Cathryn, 12, and Peruvian-born Amanda, 7, were subjected in the city. The family moved to a more mixed neighborhood in Oak Park, where, says Weiss, "there are so many parents and kids that don't 'match' that no one notices...
...Hiram Bingham finds Machu Picchu, a 15th century Inca settlement high in the Peruvian Andes...