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Coffee and Conservation
You choseto maintain your current crops
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Map of your 15 hectare plot of land
You earned $320. That's less than last year, since crops don't produceas well after the first year. And it's barely enough to support your family.
And you've only got four hectares of primary forest left. You need to makemore money next year, but expand your crops would leave you with only ahectare or two of primary forest. Your neighbor Agustín suggestsan alternative--ecotourism. Instead of farming more land, the communitycan earn money by bringing in tourists and teaching them about the Quichuaway of life. Do you think the community should considerecotourism? Or would you like to start over withyour cash crops?
