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The Bio-Cultura Project
San Pedro La Laguna, Lago de Atitlan, Solola, Guatemala
Our
ancestors understood that each thing has a spirit, and therefore is
to be respected; trees, the lake, places, animals and people, we are
all a part of the natural world.
Project Aims
Our
first priority is local reforestation. We also hope to inspire
people to care for and respect the natural world. Our aims are to
reduce environmental damage in general by increasing the
environmental knowledge and action within our community,
providing opportunities for recycling, and using permaculture
techniques in our gardens. As our Mayan culture and the natural
world are intertwined, strengthening and valuing our cultural
heritage is an important part of our project, and so all
components of Bio-Cultura are based in Mayan values. We also
believe it is necessary to increase resources within our
community, and are investigating sustainable economic
alternatives.
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Planting
Some
of the trees will be planted in the forests above San Pedro,
others on family land, and most will be given away as a part of
our environmental education programme. We will sell some trees to
support the costs of the project.
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