The Global Meaningful Travel Map
Santa Marta: Overcoming and developing sustainable community based tourism
OUR EXPERIENCES
Macana proposes tourist routes with unique experiences where visitors can discover what life is like in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. You will share the daily life of the inhabitants of the mountains, learn and experience agricultural practices at the hands of expert producers of organic coffee and honey and enjoy the natural attractions of the region.
ABOUT US
Macana is a community tourism initiative led by Red Ecolsierra in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, specifically in the areas of Minca and Boquerón. Our objective is to offer tourists the opportunity to live with the locals of the area so that they can learn about their traditions and about the wonderful ecosystem of the mountains.
OUR IMPACT
Through the consolidation of ecotourism and agrotourism offerings associated with the natural and socio-cultural offerings related to the territories and traditions of the beneficiary families, we offer to support the conservation processes of natural areas, promote their increase, improve income and generate quality job opportunities. 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
DETAILS
Please note: these community tourism experiences are offered by in-country operators. We marked the Map with the approximate location of the community experience.
To learn more, visit: https://colombia.travel/en/tourism-cares/red-ecolsierra or email: coordinadordeturismo@redecolsierra.org
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