Good Practices Guide for Responsible Travelers and Tourists 

2. GUIDE ON RESPECT FOR LOCAL POPULATIONS

The TOUR IN PERU team, committed to the local populations, constantly seek to value the uses and customs, the traditions of the people, their respective worldview, as well as their environment. Therefore, through this guide, we promote good practices and respect for them.

How can we contribute to the protection of the inhabitants of Peru?

• Report any type of irregularity or abuse that you have witnessed, better if it is backed up with concrete evidence.
• Avoid participating in activities that show exploitation or abuse against vulnerable populations.
• Comply with the ESNNA Code, which is aimed at preventing and eradicating the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents.
• Prevent risk situations against the health of indigenous peoples and neighboring populations.
• Avoid contaminating vital community resources such as air, water, soil, or other ecological assets.
• Avoid promoting the transformation of the cultural identity of the inhabitants. For example, through the donation of clothing that is not part of their daily clothing.
• Consult TOUR IN PERU or your contracted tour operator about social and conservation projects that you could be part of during your trip and you could even support with your grain of sand.
• Ask local people for permission before taking photos or videos of them, their children, or their property; remember that they are people like us.
• Be friendly and open-minded, be willing to accept a new culture; Many customs and traditions may seem strange to you, but they are most likely common to local people. Enjoy and reduce the differences!

At TOUR IN PERU we promote the responsible development of local populations where the presence of the government is often insufficient, we have to do our part!

“The man of the rural world is the true guardian of nature, let us learn from him.”

3. GUIDE TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL POPULATIONS

At TOUR IN PERU, through our Integrated Management System Policy, we are committed to promoting the development and improvement of the quality of life of the local populations in which our services take part and beyond.

How can we contribute to the economic development of local populations?

• Prioritizing purchases from local communities, avoiding the purchase of imported, industrialized or intermediary goods. In most of our services and tourist packages, visits to Community Rural Tourism enterprises are included, visits to popular markets where typical products of local people are sold, as in the tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas; through which you can be part and make a direct contribution to the economy of the population.
• Contributing to the rescue of art and culture, buying local crafts; for example, you can enjoy the new experiential tour in Raqchi, the Peruvian capital of ancestral crafts or one of the unforgettable experiences in Pisaq, Chinchero, etc.
• Contributing to the training of local residents in various areas such as: tourist services, responsible management of natural spaces, solid waste management, food management, etc. that can provide advice and technical knowledge to provide experiential experiences with better quality standards.
• Supporting vulnerable groups such as: children, women, the elderly, through technical training, psychological and emotional development, motivation, etc.
• Promoting the construction of the necessary infrastructure for a better economic development of the populations, among them: bridges, highways, schools, etc.
• Hiring formal companies with certified processes; For example, if you travel alone, hiring local guides who have the skills, requirements and minimum standards to provide unforgettable experiences.
• Contributing with food, educational material or others; instead of money direct delivery of money as aid to vulnerable populations; it is also very useful to do it through formal and reliable organizations.
• Taking services that include activities of the communities of the region, which at the same time allow more varied and interesting tours involving local people, generating economic development for their families.

For this reason, in our guide to good practices for tourists, we include the communities of the region, we make more varied and interesting tours involving local residents, generating economic development for their families.

“Local enterprises not only contribute economically, but also in their identity and attachment to the territory, because it is in them that their owners live and their personal history is in them.”

4. GUIDE TO GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES

Today we are facing a serious ecological crisis in which the pollution generated by disposable plastics has reached alarming levels; Therefore, at TOUR IN PERU, we have a great commitment to our environment and through this guide we promote practices in which we all must join.

How can we contribute to good environmental practices?

• Properly managing solid waste, classifying recyclable objects (plastic, paper, cardboard, etc.) and replacing them with products made from biodegradable materials.
• Avoiding producing noise pollution with the use of sound equipment or the like in natural spaces and Regional Conservation Areas; because this drives away the animal species of the place.
• Reducing visual pollution; for example, avoiding drawing graffiti on the walls of tourist attractions, avoiding using accommodations with excessive electrical wiring, advertising signs or places with accumulated garbage.
• Promoting the use of clothing with colors that blend in with the environment, so as not to scare away animals, especially in regional conservation areas and protected natural areas.
• Preventing contaminating elements such as chemical substances present in detergents, soaps, shampoos and the like from reaching water sources and even more so if these are sources of consumption for the population and sources of life for the local flora and fauna. Currently, there is a wide range of eco-friendly products available in the country to exchange for them.
• Protecting flora and fauna, especially in Regional Conservation Areas; because these have become essential to combat global warming.
• Avoiding deviating from the established path along the walk, as there may be some danger in addition to negatively impacting the landscape.
• Avoiding collecting, uprooting, destroying wild plants in Protected Areas or similar spaces.
• Avoiding contact and direct feeding to wild and wild animals.
• Carrying reusable canteens or bottles with you during your hikes or travel experiences to minimize plastic waste.
• Avoiding the acquisition of products made from threatened or endangered species.
• Using recyclable paper and cardboard, as this reduces the felling of trees.
• Reducing the consumption of electrical energy, the same thing that implies reducing fuel consumption as much as possible.
• Protecting the purity of the air, avoiding burning waste, wood, etc., regulating the emission of gases in vehicles and buses. Preventing forest fires, especially in protected natural areas.
• Reduce the use of sprays or aerosols that damage the ozone layer.
• Promoting the rational use of water consumption.
• Avoiding throwing waste around the city, taking it with you and disposing of it in indicated places.
• Choosing tours that are developed based on walking, the use of bicycles and more in order to avoid atmospheric pollution; among which we can recommend the famous 4-Day Classic Inca Trail, the 2-Day Short Inca Trail, among many others.
• Keeping our tourist destinations clean in order to generate an unforgettable and high-quality travel experience for our visitors.

“Planta un árbol y estarás sembrando conciencia.”