Amazon Interactive
The Ecotourism Game
Limit tourism to current levels
Touristscontinue to come to Pangayacu, but only once or twice a month. Agriculturedominates the rest of the days. Since most people have growing families,they soon find they must clear more rainforest to plant coffee, rice, andother market crops. You clear another hectare, leaving forest on only one-fifthof your land. You and your neighbors continue hunting, but it seems thatmost of the animals which were once common are now scarce.
Agustín begins talking again about bringing in moretourists. Tourist money would reduce everyone's reliance on agriculturalincome.
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| Growing families need more money, so most Quichua have cleared another hectareor two of primary forest. | Income from tourism comes in steadily, but it can't pay for everything.Most Quichua focus on agriculture as a way to make more money. |
What do you think?
Allow more tourists to come
Continue as you are, with more time in agriculturethan tourism
