Amazon Interactive
The Ecotourism Game
Let tourists eat and sleep in private homes
Touristsenjoy the close contact they have with you, Agustín and the others.They spend many hours in the evening eating rice and fish, conversing withyou in basic Spanish, and even drinking aguardiente--a fiery liquor madefrom sugar cane.
Almost all the tourists ask about Quichua culture. You remembera few traditional songs and dances, but only modern pop music is playedat local fiestas. Should you put on a traditional cultural program or letthem enjoy a more typical fiesta,with a stereo playing recent radio hits?
Would you like to hear a bit of traditional Quichua music (108K in AIFF or WAV) or a radio hit song (50K in AIFF or WAV)?
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| There has been little change in land use. Currently about a third of allcommunity land is primary rainforest. | Tourists pay only $40 a day, but the money has a big impact. At this rate,each of you will make about $1000 this year, almost twice what you earnfrom agriculture. |
What do you think the community should do to entertain tourists?
Stage a traditional cultural program
Have a contemporary fiesta
