Quilotoa: Jan-Joost van Dam un voluntario holandés para desarrollar la logística de los tours
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| COMUNIDAD | PONCE QUILOTOA VOLUNTARIOS No. 7 | ||||||
| Director Local | Cesar Cuchiparte | ||||||
| telefono | telf. 091581251 | ||||||
| Dirección | Quilotoa casa próxima al arco de la entrada al poblado | ||||||
| Nombre del oluntario |
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| Número de contrato |
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| Nivel de español | Básico | ||||||
| E.mail del voluntario | mariekeslootman@yahoo.com | ||||||
| Donación | $50 Por Registro Por No. de días6 x$2= 12 Total: $62 | ||||||
| Fecha del trabajo | 7- 12 de Dic. 2006 | ||||||
| PLAN DE ACTIVIDADES Y RESULTADOS ESPERADOS | ANTECEDENTES La comunidad Ponce Quilotoa es una es una comunidad indígena milenaria de la nacionalidad Quichua-Panzaleo, que hace 6 años una parte de sus moradores migraron hacia un lugar en el borde del cráter, próximo a la laguna dentro del cráter, al que le llamaron Quilotoa, que es ahora uno de los atractivos mas importantes de los Andes Ecuatorianos, el proceso de desarrollo eco turístico fue acompañado por la fundación Ecotrackers desde el 2002 pero se presentó ciertas complicaciones y produjo una comunidad en conflicto de identidad y actitud, aunque con gran capacidad de autogestión y éxito económico. Ante esta situación Ponce Quilotoa ha emprendido un proceso de desarrollar un turismo ecológico y cultural con correcciones a lo ocurrido en Ecotrackers. Nuestros voluntarios han trabajado para ayudar a conservar su músico, Al momento una voluntaria trabaja para tomar fotos y recoger información de las artesanías, vestidos y plantas medicinales. ACTIVIDADES 1.- Compartir con una familia y la comunidad las actividades cotidianas 2.- trabajar con el grupo de mujeres 3.- Desarrolla la logistica para operacios de turismo para visitar los atractivos como la laguna, el camino de los incas, el lugar de la muerte de Rumiñahi el Río Toachi y otros RESULTADO:Informe sobre las posibilidades logisticas de los tours desde Ponce Quilotoa | ||||||
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| Pago a la comunidad | Valor por comida, acomodación y guía:6dias x 8 = $48 | ||||||
| Persona pagada | Nombre: César Cuchiparte firma: | ||||||
| CONTACTOS PRELIMINARES | Mensaje a César el 22 de noviembre 18:54 h | ||||||
| PRECAUCIONES | Observaciones: El clima es frío, el bus se toma el Latacunga antes del medio día hasta Quilotoa alli vive Cesar quien te llevará a Ponce para este viaje irás acompañada de algunos indígenas secoyas para conocer como fue la experiencia de los indígenas de Quilotoa en el Turismo. Los voluntarios tienen instrucciones de no pagar por otras cosas, para evitar problemas a nuevos voluntarios. Tienen que vivir con una familia de la comunidad de preferencia del grupo de mujeres. | ||||||
| Evaluación de la comunidad dibuje un círculo en | Buena Regular Mala | Muy bueno | |||||
| En emergencia | Telfs:085561622/ 02-2550208/02-2544074 (night)/098741081(JC) | ||||||
Report from visit Quilotoa – JJ van Dam – 6 days, Dec 2006
In this report, basic information is given about the communities and stays of Quilotoa and Ponce. In the end, a short point is written about possibilities for Tourism in Ponce.
- Getting there
For this, see also the description that has been made already by Ecotrackers.
All busses go from Latacunga via Zumbahua to Quilotoa. The last bus going
directly from Latacunga (via Zumbahua) to Quilotoa leaves at approximately
11:30 in Latacunga. Leaving at Quito around 09:00 is OK to catch that bus. If later, you should take a (more expensive) truck/pick-up from Zumbahua to Quilotoa.
In Quilotoa, stop at the blue arch entering Quilotoa and ask for Cesar or Cesar´s casa.
Ponce is a small community downhill from Quilotoa, 30 minutes downhill walk.
Quito-Latacunga=1.50$, approx 2 hours.
Latacunga-Quilotoa=2.00$, approx 2.5 hours
- Description
Quilotoa is a place known by his great views onto the crater-lake/Laguna.
Tourism is the main activity. Along the main road, the most houses are
hostals or handicraft places, but it doesn´t look very modern or nice. The
nature however compensates everything! Most tourists do a day trip to
Quilotoa or stay for a night at the hostal.
Ponce is a community downhill, with less (direct) infrastructure available. From Ponce, it is an hour walk uphill to get to the rim of the crater. The
main activity of Ponce is Agriculture.
- Climate
Due to the altitude, the climate is cold and sometimes rainy. Most mornings are sunny. Note: The houses have no heating, so it can be humid and cold inside.
- Stay
The stay is at the brother of Cesar, Jose with his wife Maria and their 3
kids. Some characteristics are:
- House of concrete without decorations
- Private room with twin bed with window (no curtains)
- Relative high humidity inside the house
- Electricity available
- Cold (they have blankets, but own sleeping bag helps a lot)
- No heating and running water
- Washing facility and toilets outside
- 3 meals/day. Enough to eat!
- Roof terrace
- Trips
- Market in Zumbahua (best on Saturday morning from 6 till 13)
- Walk around the crater lake (5 hours)
- Walk down to the lake (30 minutes down) and up again (1 hour)
- Horse riding upward (5$)
- Boat trip on the lake
- Swimming in the lake (cold!)
- Horse ride to Inca-cave (10-15$, 3 hours). Cave is not great, but
surroundings are! - Other walks or horse rides
- Trips
- Know to speak Spanish
- Do not expect big changes by short (<>
- If available, take a sleeping bag
- Possibilities in Tourism for Ponce
We thought a lot about how Ponce could develop and take advantage of the
tourism in the neighbourhood of the Crater and its lake. Unfortunately, we
did not find direct/easy possibilities for the people living downhill from
Quilotoa in the Ponce community. The main reasons for this are:
- Lack of infrastructure for Ponce
- Most buses go from Latacunga to Zumbahua and there is a relative good connection to Quilotoa.
- Towards Ponce is more difficult for tourists, as the walk from Quilotoa to Ponce takes 30 minutes downhill.
- Competition from Quilotoa
- Quilotoa is already more developed in housing tourists.
- Most tourists come for the crater lake and Quilotoa is on the edge of
the rim for that lake.
However, there might be possibilities to develop a form of tourism. For the ´quick´-tourist, it will be difficult, they want to be closest to the Crater Lake and stay shortly. For Backpackers, there could be possibilities, but we think the following will be needed:
- Create something that Quilotoa is not having
- A hostel that will be positioned as laid back and relaxing place, from which you can continue freshly after a stay for a while. This might include:
- Good living room
- Nice decorations
- Books/games available
- Provide tour information
- Maybe warm bath?
- Create tours/activities
- Horse riding off the beaten track
- Nice walks
- Parasailing?
- Maybe moonlight dipping in the Crater Lake?
- Set up active marketing in backpacker places in cities as Quito, Cuenca, etc.
- Put flyers at the places backpackers are before they go to Quilotoa
- Set up easy package deals as ´three nights and horse riding for …$´
- Create a website from which they can see the place and maybe even book rooms/tours
- Set up active mouth-to-mouth advertisement
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