Amazon Interactive
The Ecotourism Game
Build a tourist compound
The four of you leave your cropsfor several weeks to clear a patch of forest and build a simple touristcabin. The other people of Pangayacu watch with a mixture of curiosity andamusement. The cabin is one kilometer (half a mile) from the center of Pangayacu.A few tourists are disappointed that they can't stay with a Quichua family,but most are satisfied.
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,you and the others will make about $1000 th year, almost twice what youearn from agriculture. |
What do you think you should do to entertain tourists?
Stage a traditional cultural program
Have a contemporary fiesta
