{"id":922,"date":"2025-06-24T15:31:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/?p=922"},"modified":"2025-09-10T00:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T00:49:09","slug":"turismo-regenerativo-el-camino-de-el-escondite-hacia-la-conservacion-activa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/en\/turismo-regenerativo-el-camino-de-el-escondite-hacia-la-conservacion-activa\/","title":{"rendered":"Regenerative Tourism: El Escondite&#039;s Path to Active Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"922\" class=\"elementor elementor-922\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6ba896 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b6ba896\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf3bd46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bf3bd46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p id=\"wsaq086\">Sustainable tourism has been the model for minimizing the environmental impacts of tourism for years. However, in <strong>The Hideout Nature Reserve<\/strong>, we go one step further: we bet on the <strong>regenerative nature tourism<\/strong>, a vision that not only seeks to reduce the impact, but <strong>leave the environment better than we found it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"dyuet94\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Regenerative Tourism?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p id=\"nyhxl96\">Regenerative tourism is a philosophy that goes beyond sustainability. Rather than focusing solely on conservation, it promotes the restoration and strengthening of ecosystems, allowing tourism to actively contribute to the health of the planet. This means regenerating soils, protecting species, and ensuring that every visitor plays a role in the conservation of the Amazon rainforest.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"relyt100\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>El Escondite as a Model of Regenerative Tourism<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-image-923\" style=\"width: 428px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/El-Escondite-Reserva-Natural-Reforestacion-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/El-Escondite-Reserva-Natural-Reforestacion-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/elescondite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/El-Escondite-Reserva-Natural-Reforestacion-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/elescondite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/El-Escondite-Reserva-Natural-Reforestacion-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/elescondite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/El-Escondite-Reserva-Natural-Reforestacion-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/elescondite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/El-Escondite-Reserva-Natural-Reforestacion-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/elescondite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/El-Escondite-Reserva-Natural-Reforestacion-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/elescondite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/El-Escondite-Reserva-Natural-Reforestacion.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p id=\"awzq5102\">Located in the heart of Putumayo, in a region rich in biodiversity, we have transformed a former cattle ranch into a wildlife sanctuary. Our conservation work focuses on:<\/p>\n\n<ul id=\"0czfy104\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reforestation and ecosystem restoration<\/strong>We plant native species, such as the canangucha palm, which is essential for water conservation and the habitat of various species.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Biodiversity monitoring<\/strong>Through camera traps and observation, we record emblematic species.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Education and awareness<\/strong>We organize experiences so that neighboring communities and our allies can learn about the importance of conservation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 id=\"eu0i3121\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Can Visitors Be Part of the Change?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p id=\"e27js123\">At El Escondite, every visit has a positive impact. By choosing this destination, tourists directly contribute to the protection of the Amazon rainforest and can participate in activities such as:<\/p>\n\n<ul id=\"fs6kx125\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bird watching<\/strong>\u00a0with expert local guides.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Interpretive hiking<\/strong>\u00a0to discover the flora and fauna in their natural habitat.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Planting native trees<\/strong>, contributing to forest regeneration.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Species monitoring <\/strong>through platforms like ebird.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 id=\"arx90159\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join the Regenerative Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p id=\"tiktl161\">Every visitor who comes to El Escondite becomes part of this story of regeneration. By choosing us, you are supporting a tourism model that restores, protects, and educates.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"77oxl379\"><strong>Come discover the magic of the Amazon and be part of its conservation!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"og0tq604\"><strong>We owe our knowledge of Regenerative Nature Tourism to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p id=\"va68p5375\">Learning Mission on Regenerative Nature Tourism for Accommodation Establishments<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"hch8h5522\">Program: USAID Nature Destination<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"vh1n25524\">Consultant: Cesar Augusto \u00c1ngel Valencia \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cesarangelvalencia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cesarangelvalencia\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustainable tourism has been the model for minimizing the environmental impacts of tourism for years. However, at El Escondite Nature Reserve, we go one step further: we are committed to regenerative nature tourism, a vision that not only seeks to reduce impact but also to leave the environment better than it was [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/El-Escondite-Reserva-Natural-Reforestacion.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=922"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":953,"href":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922\/revisions\/953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elescondite.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}