TESTIMONIALS
Jaime
Colombia - 2008
“It has been such an excellent experience, that the only thing we had to worry about was enjoying! Cruz Inca organized our itinerary perfectly according to our preferences...”
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About Cruz Inca
We are a company that offers authentic, safe and responsible Travel Plans to the land blessed by nature.
Clients are our friends and their satisfaction our goal; it will be a pleasure and honor to take you to the destiny you like to visit in Peru, operating your Cruz Inca Plan according to your preferences.
When you make a Travel Plan with Cruz Inca you are also making a great contribution to the sustainable development and nature conservation of Peru.
Find yourself in nature, travel to the land blessed by nature.
Ecotourism Definition
Ecotourism embraces the principles of sustainable tourism but have a series of concepts which distinguish it form the wider concept of sustainable tourism.
The Ecotourism contributes actively to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage, including local and indigenous communities in its planning, development and operation, and contributing to their well-being.
It interprets the natural and cultural heritage of the destination to visitors and lends itself better to independent travelers, as well as to organized tours for small size groups.
The Quebec Declaration of Ecotourism, 2002
The CRUZ INCA
The Cruz Inca represents the human love for the land (world), also called Pacha Mama in Peru.
Cruz Inca contains in its structure the agricultural calendar that still guide man in his work with land. The center of the Cruz Inca represents water, the most important element for each person.
In the formation of the Cruz Inca you can see the Qhapac Ñan also known as “the right path” that is the same philosophy that Cruz Inca – Ecotourism Operator applies in its service helping nature conservation and communities in their sustainable development. We believe in nature, do you?
Ecotourism Definitions:
“ Ecotourism Travel is a kind of tourism related to natural, protected and cultural areas that, based in recreational and educational activities, helps and contributes to the conservation of a location, promoting benefits, direct involvement and commitment of the local population, and everyone involve, to take the necessary precautions to minimize the ecological and cultural impact on the environment ”.
Manager of the Ecotourism Master at the Agraria National University
“ Ecotourism Travel is the ecological and responsible activity in areas where is possible to appreciate and enjoy nature as well as cultural values while contributing to its conservation, generating low impacts to the natural environment and allowing an active and beneficial socioeconomic role to the local population ”.
“ Is the environmentally responsible touristic way of travelling and visiting natural areas without disturbing to enjoy, appreciate and study the natural attractions (landscapes and wildlife) of an area as well as any cultural manifestation (of the past or present) that can be found, through a process that promotes conservation, has a low environmental and cultural impact and allows a beneficial active and socioeconomic involvement of the local population ”.
Héctor Ceballos-Lascurain