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Pereira: Yarumo Blanco Community Association - Luxuriant nature and coffee landscapes

Discover lush landscapes and vibrant birdlife in Colombia's Coffee Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO site perfect for eco-tourism and community experiences.

OUR EXPERIENCES
Colombia is the country with the greatest diversity of birds on the planet with more than 1900 species. The complete topography of the Coffee Cultural Landscape is home to various species of mountain ranges and inter-Andean valleys, where the specialty is the rich mountain bird fauna, famous for its hummingbirds, tangaras pavas, the tapir and the spectacled bear. In biodiversity sanctuaries such as the Otun Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, in Risaralda, walk in company with the people of the Yarumo Blanco Community Association through paths that cross misty forests and be amazed by the appearance of beautiful birds and learn how this fragile ecosystem is conserved.

ABOUT US
NATURE TRIPS Colombia is a company specialized in nature tourism, culture and birdwatching, with an emphasis on tourist operations in the Coffee Cultural Landscape, included in the UNESCO world heritage list. The Yarumo Blanco Community Association is in charge of managing the ecotourism services of the Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, through the community tourism program of National Natural Parks. As a result of Yarumo Blanco's management, they have received the Top 100 green destinations recognition in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Since the creation of the community association in 2008 they have established themselves as a national benchmark, which is why they have received the national award for sustainable tourism and recently the international certification in community tourism, awarded by tourcert.

OUR IMPACT
At Nature Trips Colombia, we measure the number of people who are part of the supply chain on each tour. This has given us an average of 3.36 jobs per tourist. When tours are private, which represent the majority of our sales, that indicator increases. Without counting taxes, on each tour we redistribute a little more than 60% of the payment made by our tourists to local actors, such as guides, restaurants, hotels, artisans, and transporters. ProColombia partnered with Tourism Cares on a Meaningful Travel Map in advance of the Tourism Cares with Colombia Meaningful Travel Summit in November, 2021. The pins on the Colombia Map represent community tourism experiences around the country, offered by receptive operators who design their tours for local impact, economic benefit for communities, and to reflect the richness of the experiences you can have traveling throughout Colombia. Their work, and the organizations they support, diffuse the economic benefits of tourism and support sustainable tourism growth in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Turismo Comunitario Map can be found on the ProColombia website: https://colombia.travel/en/tourism-cares