In the Colibri Cloudforest there have been talks with the Reserva Piu Piu, a national reserve located within the district, to work together to promote the region as a conservation tourism area. The Peruvian RP staff has met with the director of the reserve to discuss ways that they can partner together. The director has discussed the possibility of training and employing community members as park rangers for the reserve. This training and employment would be very useful for the community members, not only as a more stable flow of income but also as a way to bring back more knowledge about the forest and its protection to the communities.

In other news, once Architects Without Borders consult the structural engineers, the translated plans for the hostel in San Antonio will be ready to be sent to the RP project coordinator, the construction foreman and community construction team in Peru. Construction will begin once the rainy season has stopped to allow for such activity, which should be in early February. The hostel should be ready for visitors by this summer. We are hoping for June!