Amazon Interactive Coffee and Conservation  You chosethe maximum income strategy 2 hectares of coffee on primary forest 1 hectare of cacao on primary forest 1 hectare of maize on secondary forest Map of your 15 hectare plot of land You earned $390! That's less than last year, due to a drop in coffee prices,but enough for your family to live on. But you've only got one hectare of primary forest left. Your family has towalk to a neighbor's land to find medicinal plants. The water in the creekrunning past your house is always muddy now. There's little shade left inwhich to escape the hot noonday sun. You realize that you have run out of primary forest. From now on, you'llhave to plant your crops in secondary forest--or find another line of workbesides farming. Some people in your Quichua community are talking aboutecotourism. Instead of farming more land, the community can earnmoney by bringing in tourists and teaching them about the Quichua way oflife. Do you think the community should considerecotourism? Or would you like to start over withyour cash crops?

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