Announcing The Tourism Academy for Porters

In the indigenous communities where Awamaki works, most men work as porters in the tourism industry. This difficult work is a primary source of income for many families, including most of the families of female partner artisans. Many of the men in Quechua villages have deep knowledge of local trekking trails and have been working with tourists for years. They dream of being guides, but there are significant financial and language barriers to this. In the spirit of promoting economic opportunity and skills training for Quechua community members, we are pleased to announce our partnership with The Intrepid Foundation and...