PROJECT
MORE THAN A HOTEL
IN THE JUNGLE
Three friends. The Amazon. A few days of adventure in the jungle. What started as a vacation in Peru turned out to be the best experience of our lives.
So much so that we carry out the desire to be able to share with all of you that feeling of connection with nature and disconnection from everything else. In addition to being impressed by the immensity and power of the environment, we realized how important the Amazon rainforest is as the lungs of the world and how few resources the local communities have to protect the rainforest and subsist on a daily basis.
This is how Eywa Lodge Amazonas was born – an ecological lodge hotel that seeks to combine a unique experience in the Peruvian Amazon jungle with a clear mission of social and ecological responsibility. We invite you to enjoy an authentic and unforgettable experience of the Amazon and its environment, and to contribute to its conservation and preservation. We are looking forward to seeing you!
Jara, Alejandro and Álvaro.
PROTECTING THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
Plastic pollution is one of the major environmental problems of the 21st century. According to the UN, some 11 million tons of plastic waste reach the oceans every year. This figure could triple by 2040. This has a major detrimental effect on ecosystems. More than 800 marine and coastal species are affected by this pollution through ingestion, entanglement and other hazards. And the Amazon is no exception.
Recent research by the Federal University of Pará in Brazil conducted stomach tests on 172 specimens of 16 Amazonian species and the conclusions were worrying. The tests revealed plastic particles in more than 80 % of the species tested. The bottom line: 80% of the fish in the Amazon are contaminated by plastic.
From Eywa Lodge Amazonas we want to do our bit to combat this reality, and we invite our guests to help us in this battle. Together we can make the Amazon a cleaner and purer place. Let’s do it!
HELPING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
The Peruvian Amazon is one of the areas with the lowest purchasing power in Peru. And local communities located in the middle of the Amazon are particularly affected by poverty. Difficult access to them hinders their economic development, plunging them into a wheel of poverty from which it is difficult to escape. This region has the lowest levels of access to education and academic levels up to three times below the national average.
Eywa Lodge Amazonas Project goes beyond a purely environmental initiative. We have a clear social component. We also want to support these local communities and we do so in different ways.
Providing them with work: the lodge was built with the help of local workers and is staffed exclusively by local people. Promoting entrepreneurial initiatives. Women from nearby villages sell costume jewelry and decorations, and we take guests to meet them.
Getting our guests to know and collaborate with the community: As part of our tours, we take them to nearby local communities to see the villages, talk to the locals and collaborate by consuming in their stores.
Donation Drive: We recently launched a fundraising campaign to provide essentials (such as books, notebooks, pens and other tools) to the Puerto Miguel community school, giving these children the opportunity for a brighter future. We invite you to help.
