{"id":44361,"date":"2025-05-16T10:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.profonanpe.org.pe\/?p=44361"},"modified":"2025-05-16T10:23:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:23:01","slug":"junin-bets-on-avitourism-in-the-proposal-of-acr-san-cristobal-de-pucuta-menkori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/junin-apuesta-por-el-aviturismo-en-la-propuesta-de-acr-san-cristobal-de-pucuta-menkori\/","title":{"rendered":"Jun\u00edn bets on avitourism in the proposal of ACR San Crist\u00f3bal de Pucut\u00e1 - Menkori"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/b>Calabaza is also on the bird watching route.<\/span><\/p>\n

known as \u201cSatipo road\u201d, in the Avireri-Vraem Biosphere Reserve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Gerson Ferrer | Yunkawasi<\/span><\/p>\n

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Participatory Conservation of the Tropical Andes in the Department of Junin - Peru<\/b><\/p>\n

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Thanks to the joint work between the Calabaza Village Center, the Regional Government of Jun\u00edn, the Yunkawasi Civil Association and the Provincial Municipality of Satipo, the following activities are underway <\/span>promoting avitourism as a sustainable economic alternative, <\/i><\/b>in the heart of the cloud forests of Satipo.<\/span><\/p>\n

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These articulated efforts have allowed Calabaza to <\/span>to promote their own sustainable development initiatives by forming an avitourism association. <\/i><\/b>This seeks to strengthen the capacities of its members and promote the improvement of their tourism equipment and infrastructure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In connection with these initiatives, in March a <\/span>participatory study on the diversity of bird species and the identification of potential tourist routes in the town center.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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A proposal for diversity<\/b><\/p>\n

The Calabaza community is located in the proposed San Crist\u00f3bal de Pucut\u00e1 - Menkori Regional Conservation Area (ACR), an initiative of the Natural Resources and Environmental Management Office of Jun\u00edn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Its purpose is to <\/span>to conserve more than 60 thousand hectares of natural wealth <\/i><\/b>and to promote a development model that benefits local communities, guarantees their quality of life and<\/span> safeguard the responsible use of resources<\/i><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Conserving bird diversity is one of the main objectives of this upcoming protected area in Jun\u00edn. The project is in the <\/span>stage II of its establishment process, <\/i><\/b>and has the technical and financial support of Asociaci\u00f3n Civil Yunkawasi, Rainforest Trust, Andes Amazon Fund and the Conserva Aves initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pumpkin: home to numerous birds<\/b><\/p>\n

In the Calabaza area alone, the following have been reported <\/span>more than 100 different bird species<\/i><\/b>, among them<\/span> some endemic species that make Calabaza an important <\/span>destination of high interest for avitourism worldwide.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Among the species unique to Peru, the Oxapampa antpitta (<\/span>Grallaria centralis<\/span><\/i>) and the Jun\u00edn antpitta (<\/span>Grallaria obscura<\/span><\/i>), as well as the Jun\u00edn tapaculo (<\/span>Scytalopus gentryi<\/span><\/i>) and the jalca tapaculo (<\/span>Scytalopus frankeae<\/span><\/i>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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For more than 10 years, the inhabitants of the Calabaza Settlement, also located within the Avireri-Vraem Biosphere Reserve, have been committed to birdwatching tourism as an alternative to birdwatching. <\/span>source of sustainable development.<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, they have a lodge in the process of implementation, several restaurants to serve visitors and local guides who accompany birdwatchers who visit the area to identify the main species.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The inhabitants of the Calabaza Settlement Center participated in the study together with<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

to the technical team of the ACR San Crist\u00f3bal de Pucut\u00e1 - Menkori proposal.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Gerson Ferrer | Yunkawasi<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Sustainability and next steps<\/b><\/p>\n

The organized population of the Calabaza Settlement Center faces the following challenge <\/span>participate and stand out at Global Big Day 2025<\/i><\/b>, This is a world birding event that will take place on May 10.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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As an ally of ACR San Crist\u00f3bal de Pucut\u00e1 - Menkori's proposal, Calabaza aims at\u00a0 <\/span>distinguish itself and position itself as a key destination for avitourism at a regional and national level.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe idea is to continue promoting our town with this new bird inventory we have made, so we can reach more tourists and move forward.\u201d<\/span><\/i>, concluded Carlos De la Cruz, agent of the Calabaza settlement.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>The local guides of the Calabaza Village with the team of the Regional Government of Jun\u00edn,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Yunkawasi Civil Association and Provincial Municipality of Satipo.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Gerson Ferrer | Yunkawasi<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Press contact:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Gerson Ferrer : gferrer@yunkawasiperu.org : +51 945 690 022<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Calabaza se encuentra tambi\u00e9n en la ruta de avistamiento de aves conocida como \u201cSatipo road\u201d, en la Reserva de Bi\u00f3sfera Avireri-Vraem.\u00a0 \u00a9 Gerson Ferrer | Yunkawasi   Conservaci\u00f3n Participativa de los Andes Tropicales en el departamento de Jun\u00edn – Per\u00fa   Gracias al trabajo conjunto entre el Centro Poblado Calabaza, el Gobierno Regional de Jun\u00edn, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44362,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}