https://www.theescala.org/blog daily 0.75 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1562379694104-1T4J1FPSOA8C2Y0ZN09G/Screen+Shot+2019-07-04+at+18.30.20.png Blog https://www.theescala.org/blog/2025/11/4/escala-strengthens-alumni-community-with-networking-and-pitch-competition-event-tp7he monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/e7d8e2af-04b1-4070-9d82-0bf1c7556749/WhatsApp+Image+2026-01-21+at+19.53.32.jpeg Blog - From Alumni to Leaders: ESCALA Launches Alumni Advisory Councils in Mexico and Peru - Make it stand out First online meeting of the Alumni Advisory Council in Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/705c385a-2c58-45c8-a967-70d277c45124/Captura+de+pantalla+2026-02-17+a+la%28s%29+7.29.48%E2%80%AFp.png Blog - From Alumni to Leaders: ESCALA Launches Alumni Advisory Councils in Mexico and Peru - Make it stand out First online meeting of the Alumni Advisory Council in Peru. https://www.theescala.org/blog/2025/11/4/escala-strengthens-alumni-community-with-networking-and-pitch-competition-event monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/81831bd3-3469-43fe-b491-4c96a7b6734e/DSC_2743.jpg Blog - ESCALA Strengthens Alumni Community with Networking and Pitch Competition Event - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/7f5d2798-4d26-4886-9f81-2c1131964a47/DSC_2522.jpg Blog - ESCALA Strengthens Alumni Community with Networking and Pitch Competition Event - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/eddf65d1-8947-4181-8142-d18b807101be/DSC_2817.jpg Blog - ESCALA Strengthens Alumni Community with Networking and Pitch Competition Event - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/211a76b4-3d7a-4967-ad26-cf8f8e7035f6/DSC_2754.jpg Blog - ESCALA Strengthens Alumni Community with Networking and Pitch Competition Event - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theescala.org/blog/2023/11/1/escala-wins-state-department-award monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/d473bf96-a3ce-454c-a821-6c267c9e229a/_MG_2981.JPG Blog - ESCALA WINS STATE DEPARTMENT AWARD! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/b8261c5e-a43a-4d4e-bbba-a05312af687f/EMPOWER.png Blog - ESCALA WINS STATE DEPARTMENT AWARD! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theescala.org/blog/2020/12/15/newsletter monthly 0.5 2020-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1608441545111-T7VSTY29Q7H78WIEQ16K/ESCALA+Peru+Business+School+student%2C+Benedicta+Reyes. Blog - Empowering More Women Entrepreneurs as ESCALA Goes Digital! Famous for her homestyle grilling, ESCALA graduate Benedicta Reyes has transformed her restaurant to keep herself, her employees, and her customers safe during the pandemic. Benedicta's business, El Gustito de Casa, is now open for to go orders in Lima, Peru! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1608052935353-4IZFGH7I9MNPGGK1A66L/We+have+now+kicked+off+new+100%25+online+programs+in+the+greater+Lima+area+for+another+approximately+100+women+entrepreneurs.+About+half+these+students+live+near+the+archaeological+site+of+Mateo+Salado.+We+are+working+on+a+strong%2C+dedicated+digital+platform+that+will+enable+us+to+customize+the+delivery+of+ESCALA+and+enable+people+without+reliable+internet+connectivity+to+access+the+curriculum.+This+has+been+one+of+our+great+challenges+and+expenses%2C+especially+as+universities+and+other+large+institutions+are+all+doing+the+same+and+utilizing+much+of+the+expertise+for+full+conversion.+Nonetheless%2C+we+are+continuing+to+deliver+digitally+with+success+and+our+goal+is+to+reach+more+than+500+women+next+year%21 Blog - Empowering More Women Entrepreneurs as ESCALA Goes Digital! https://www.theescala.org/blog/2020/5/12/supporting-poor-entrepreneurs-in-a-time-of-crisis monthly 0.5 2023-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1589586361985-N4TRPHW75ALHRH3KEONS/Earlier+this+week%2C+ESCALA+entrepreneurs+delivered+masks+to+volunteers+and+city+officials+distributing+emergency+supplies+to+remote+areas+around+Lima%2C+Peru. Blog - Supporting Poor Entrepreneurs in a Time of Crisis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1589586701335-LORA1JTY3UVUVU2B9SRD/Captura+de+pantalla+2020-05-15+a+las+16.50.15.png Blog - Supporting Poor Entrepreneurs in a Time of Crisis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1589586802397-AOXFLBEPZ3OM6TH7MBWG/Sabina+is+an+artisan+enrolled+in+ESCALA+and+owner+of%C2%A0Pachitas%C2%A0Art%C2%A0near+Lima.+Sabina+has+been+working+from+home+since+quarantine+began+on+March+16th.+Due+to+strict+quarantine+rules+in+Peru%2C+participants+in%C2%A0SPI%E2%80%99s+ESCALA+Business+School%C2%A0are+now+receiving+virtual+mentoring+and+group+workshops.+Low+bandwidth+and+lack+of+devices+requires+these+sessions+be+delivered+over+easily+accessible+teaching+options+like+WhatsApp. Blog - Supporting Poor Entrepreneurs in a Time of Crisis Sabina is an artisan enrolled in ESCALA and owner of Pachitas Art near Lima. Sabina has been working from home since quarantine began on March 16th. Due to strict quarantine rules in Peru, participants in SPI’s ESCALA Business School are now receiving virtual mentoring and group workshops. Low bandwidth and lack of devices requires these sessions be delivered over easily accessible teaching options like WhatsApp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1589586999476-KFNWNQGQCJ1LL5KCPA6N/Llimphi+Bordado Blog - Supporting Poor Entrepreneurs in a Time of Crisis Lack of demand is a problem millions of entrepreneurs are facing worldwide. ESCALA mentors decided to turn this challenge into a new opportunity for students to experiment online with Facebook marketing and sales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1589587270291-RL0L6NGD0M6HYKTN8CRU/sabina+ESCALA+covid-19+handing+off+masks+to+Lima+city+officials+2020.jpg Blog - Supporting Poor Entrepreneurs in a Time of Crisis Over 4,000 masks have been delivered to Lima city officials in charge of distribution, with thousands more needed. With your support, SPI entrepreneurs are filling new orders as they come in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1589587801652-C0K3AHL9II43L34MW9XN/Members+of+the+women-led+artisan+association%2C%C2%A0SISAN%2C+used+iconography+found+at+the+archeological+site+of+Pachacamac+on+their+mask+designs. Blog - Supporting Poor Entrepreneurs in a Time of Crisis Members of the women-led artisan association, SISAN, used iconography found at the archeological site of Pachacamac on their mask designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1589587458972-2MT1WX5EIYQVXK88OHGV/IMG-20200428-WA0037.jpg Blog - Supporting Poor Entrepreneurs in a Time of Crisis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1589587459760-EZYRSC929913TI4XQORN/IMG-20200428-WA0045.jpg Blog - Supporting Poor Entrepreneurs in a Time of Crisis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1589587460227-EG1IUW2B19UXMLFRLNPQ/IMG-20200428-WA0058.jpg Blog - Supporting Poor Entrepreneurs in a Time of Crisis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1589587460950-Z7UV5K6QI5V28NTDWENT/IMG-20200428-WA0063.jpg Blog - Supporting Poor Entrepreneurs in a Time of Crisis https://www.theescala.org/blog/2020/4/2/what-the-covid-19-response-means-for-spi-artisans-in-peru-tanzania-bulgaria-and-guatemala monthly 0.5 2020-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1585893080721-4R6XSRTU4I58O0LU0RQA/IMG_9738.jpg Blog - What the COVID-19 Response Means for SPI Artisans in Peru, Tanzania, Bulgaria, and Guatemala - A face mask prototype designed by artisans partnered with SPI in Peru.  A face mask prototype designed by artisans partnered with SPI in Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1585892968322-7BVIJSZ5L725654S6VNU/Captura%2Bde%2Bpantalla%2B2020-03-31%2Ba%2Blas%2B13.39.44.jpg Blog - What the COVID-19 Response Means for SPI Artisans in Peru, Tanzania, Bulgaria, and Guatemala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1585893810465-66KNJYAITRYGMO8NJZEU/Maximize+Support+for+Communities+and+Small+Business+Owners%3A+SISAN+PERU Blog - What the COVID-19 Response Means for SPI Artisans in Peru, Tanzania, Bulgaria, and Guatemala https://www.theescala.org/blog/2020/3/8/celebrating-womens-day-an-interview-with-denise-pozzi-escot monthly 0.5 2020-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1583694483003-B2PIVAENEJ2DVB78BYCD/For+International+Women%E2%80%99s+Day%2C+SPI+has+interviewed+Pachacamac+Museum+director+Denise+Pozzi-Escot%2C+an+empowered+woman+and+a+fighter.+Por+el+d%C3%ADa+de+la+mujer+el+SPI+ha+realizado+una+entrevista+a+un+ejemplo+de+mujer+empoderada+y+luchadora%3A+la+directora+del+Museo+de+Pachacamac%2C+Denise+Pozzi-Escot.+SISAN+project+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative. Blog - Celebrating Women's Day: An Interview With the Pachacamac Museum Director For International Women’s Day, SPI interviewed Pachacamac Museum Director Denise Pozzi-Escot, an empowered woman and activist for women’s rights who works closely with SPI’s SISAN project. Por el día de la mujer el SPI ha realizado una entrevista a un ejemplo de mujer empoderada y luchadora: la directora del Museo de Pachacamac, Denise Pozzi-Escot. Denise trabaja con el proyecto SISAN de SPI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1583694890108-1L1UXVHMFDOVDD7BPT67/For+International+Women%E2%80%99s+Day%2C+SPI+has+interviewed+Pachacamac+Museum+director+Denise+Pozzi-Escot%2C+an+empowered+woman+and+a+fighter.+Por+el+d%C3%ADa+de+la+mujer+el+SPI+ha+realizado+una+entrevista+a+un+ejemplo+de+mujer+empoderada+y+luchadora%3A+la+directora+del+Museo+de+Pachacamac%2C+Denise+Pozzi-Escot.+SISAN+workshop+by+the+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative. Blog - Celebrating Women's Day: An Interview With the Pachacamac Museum Director Denise works with SPI’s SISAN project in Pachacamac. https://www.theescala.org/blog/2020/2/13/chotuna-weaver monthly 0.5 2020-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1581620521520-Y20YSJT50HHXC2UDVD7R/_DSC3292+%282%29.jpeg Blog - Filomena's Message to Women Around the World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1581620560126-2UYDRJZ562BPJG8X0NUH/Paula+Vidaurre+casa+8.JPG Blog - Filomena's Message to Women Around the World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1581620524123-TUJWVL411K04HEONAAY6/Grupo+de+textiles.jpeg Blog - Filomena's Message to Women Around the World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1581620521727-9TZ4V69ZAN4AOBHJCSIM/_DSC3299.jpeg Blog - Filomena's Message to Women Around the World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1581620153072-IXD3JKRFHEFR7BHIB27M/The+Chotuna-Chornancap+archaeological+complex+is+situated+in+San+Jose+district%2C+in+the+Department+of+Lambayeque%2C+12+km+%28+7.5+miles%29+to+the+north-west+of+the+city+of+Chiclayo%2C+in+Northern+Peru. Blog - Filomena's Message to Women Around the World - Chotuna Weavers Where archeology meets entrepreneurship… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1581665482222-PBM2RW0RSZQ31K4GRZC3/Meet+Filomena+Pingo+Tejada%2C+one+of+the+traditional+weavers+involved+in+SPI%E2%80%99s+Chotuna-Chornancap+project+in+Peru.+Together+with+the+Chotuna-Chornancap+Site+Museum+and+the+Br%C3%BCning+National+Museum%2C+SPI+is+helping+the+artisans+like+Filomena+develop+their+experience+as+weavers+into+a+sustainable+and+profitable+business+which+offers+a+real+income+and+preserves+the+site+in+doing+so. Blog - Filomena's Message to Women Around the World https://www.theescala.org/blog/2019/12/31/look-at-everything-our-donors-helped-us-accomplish-in-2019 monthly 0.5 2020-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1577811267114-JNCFYVRQPHDUK300YAIK/As+we+reflect+on+the+important+milestones+we+accomplished+in+2019%2C+we+want+to+thank+all+of+our+supporters+who+make+these+life+changing+initiatives+possible.We+couldn%E2%80%99t+have+done+any+of+it+without+you%21+With+2020+around+the+corner%2C+we+ask+for+your+support+once+again+so+SPI+can+continue+to+elevate+women+and+other+marginalized+entrepreneurs+globally.%C2%A0If+you+make+a+gift+by%C2%A0January+10th%2C+your+donation+will+be+matched%21%C2%A0+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative+-+Larry+Coben. Blog - Look at Everything Our Donors Helped us Accomplish in 2019 https://www.theescala.org/blog/2019/12/9/what-better-way-to-celebrate-the-holidays-than-ending-inequality monthly 0.5 2019-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1576742950647-914SACSAI5XI0U8IOPJB/ESCALA+BUSINESS+SCHOOL%3A+helping+marginalized+entrepreneurs+in+Pachacamac%2C+Peru+with+SPI%21 Blog - What Better way to Celebrate the Holidays than Ending Inequality? ESCALA participants changing their lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1576699858687-6E0K3QEK2ZCLA0Y4OD5V/SPI+is+promoting+community+development+and+site+preservation+by+bringing+together+23+women+from+settlements+around+Pachacamac+to+create+a+sustainable+community+business.+The+women+have+been+trained+in+business+and+artisan+skills+and+are+working+together+to+create+craft+products+related+to+the+cultural+history+of+Pachacamac.+They+control+and+own+the+business%2C+now+called+%27SISAN%27+and+through+it+they+build+sustainable+livelihoods+for+themselves+and+their+families%2C+strengthen+local+identity+and+put+the+site+at+the+heart+of+the+community.+Museo+Pachacamac+Gift+Shop. Blog - What Better way to Celebrate the Holidays than Ending Inequality? Members of SISAN, an all-female artisan association started by SPI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1576743018407-U0DAJXKG7IIQ2JFD58UH/ESCALA+is+the+SPI+Business+School+and+Capacity+Training+Program+that+provides+poor+communities+with+the+tools+to+establish%2C+build%2C+manage%2C+and+sustain+locally-owned+businesses+in+Peru.+ESCALA%2C+the+Spanish+word+for+ladder+and+an+acronym+for+Escuela+de+Negocios+para+la+Conservaci%C3%B3n+y+Avance+de+Latino+Am%C3%A9rica%2C+is+designed+specifically+for+marginalized+entrepreneurs%2C+particularly+women%2C+training+them+in+skills+such+as+the+identification+of+potential+markets%2C+sales%2C+procurement%2C+accounting%2C+and+management.+By+training+entrepreneurs+of+all+ages+and+backgrounds+to+successfully+build+a+profitable+business%2C+ESCALA+creates+a+solution+to+the+lack+of+economic+opportunity+in+growing+low-resource+community.+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative.+Graduation+day+wth+Larry+Coben+and+Maureen+Miskovic. Blog - What Better way to Celebrate the Holidays than Ending Inequality? The ESCALA graduation ceremony was held on November 30, 2019 at the site of Pachacmac, Peru. https://www.theescala.org/blog/2019/12/9/celebrating-our-first-graduating-class-qn1f9 monthly 0.5 2019-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1575960270143-4E91V9ITADGA4KNARJ72/Congratulations+to+the+first+graduating+class+of+entrepreneurs+from+SPI%27s+ESCALA+%28ESCuela+de+negocios+para+la+Avance+de+Latino+Am%C3%A9rica%29+Business+School%21+On+November+30th+at+the+Pachacamac%2C+Peru+site+museum%2C++fifty+participants+-+thirty-eight+women+-+received+graduation+certificates+for+successfully+completing+the+ESCALA+curriculum.+With+your+help%2C+SPI+will+continue+to+expand+this+remarkable+new+program+in+Peru+and+globally+to+give+women+and+other+marginalized+entrepreneurs+the+tools+they+need+to+flourish.+To+learn+more+about+the+ESCALA+curriculum+and+business+school+and+its+results+to+date%2C+click+here. Blog - Celebrating Our First Graduating Class! Our Executive Director, Larry Coben, handed out “diplomas” to ESCALA graduates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1575960708478-ILG88A7TQMADXFJNWYEY/IMG_9095.JPG Blog - Celebrating Our First Graduating Class! Family members of the ESCALA graduates also participated in the ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1575960506542-KJWSEJQYH7GVFLM34GMB/members+from+Las+Se%C3%B1oras+de+SISAN+proubly+hold+up+their+ESCALA+business+school+graduation+certificates+with+SPI+staff+-++Larry+Coben%2C+Luis+Jaime+Castillo+Butters%2C+and+Maureen+Miskovic%2C Blog - Celebrating Our First Graduating Class! Members from SISAN, an all-female artisan association started by SPI, proudly show off their ESCALA Business School completion certificates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1575960090726-5MY6AOC409U9EY3YK26L/Congratulations+to+the+first+graduating+class+of+entrepreneurs+from+SPI%27s+ESCALA+%28ESCuela+de+negocios+para+la+Avance+de+Latino+Am%C3%A9rica%29+Business+School%21+On+November+30th+at+the+Pachacamac%2C+Peru+site+museum%2C++fifty+participants+-+thirty-eight+women+-+received+graduation+certificates+for+successfully+completing+the+ESCALA+curriculum.+With+your+help%2C+SPI+will+continue+to+expand+this+remarkable+new+program+in+Peru+and+globally+to+give+women+and+other+marginalized+entrepreneurs+the+tools+they+need+to+flourish.+To+learn+more+about+the+ESCALA+curriculum+and+business+school+and+its+results+to+date%2C+click+here. Blog - Celebrating Our First Graduating Class! https://www.theescala.org/blog/2019/11/14/seasons-greetings-from-spi monthly 0.5 2019-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1573758035124-YN2Z5I5ZE4DJ0HWXFVGE/WAUMAKI+KISIWANI+IS+PROMOTING+HERITAGE+CONSERVATION+IN+TANZANIA+BY+EMPOWERING+LOCAL+FEMALE+ENTREPRENEURS+DEDICATED+TO+IMPROVING+SOCIAL+AND+ECONOMIC+DEVELOPMENT Blog - Helping Marginalized Entrepreneurs Build Businesses from Tanzania to Peru This September, the members of our WAUMAKI KISIWANI initiative participated in a citizen science project, collecting ethnographic data on historic wells and coastal history around the site of Kilwa Kisiwani. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1573758465979-IQXX22KZSXQSFJJ2XYC6/Many+businesses+fail+because+participants+lack+the+necessary+skills+to+identify+potential+markets+and+successfully+sell+products.+ESCALA+prepares+entrepreneurs+to+become+profitable%2C+independent%2C+and+sustainable+in+a+market+filled+with+complex+rules+and+regulations.+In+order+to+set+participants+up+for+success%2C+SPI+also+provides+seed+funding+to+those+who+successfully+complete+the+program.+Too+often%2C+poor+people+lack+the+resources+to+implement+what+they+have+learned+in+capacity+building+programs%2C+leaving+them+no+better+off+than+when+they+started+the+program.jpg Blog - Helping Marginalized Entrepreneurs Build Businesses from Tanzania to Peru Eager participants attend the ESCALA Business School launch event near Lima, Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1573758755397-DJYGTDO1PC7AGZD69C3X/The+UNESCO+World+Heritage+site+of+Kilwa+Kisiwani+is+located+on+a+small+island+off+the+coast+of+southeastern+Tanzania+where+thousands+of+tourists+visit+each+year.+The+site+holds+tremendous+cultural+and+historic+significance+to+the+local+community+and+visitors+alike.+Although+Kilwa+receives+a+significant+number+of+tourists%2C+the+local+community+is+struggling+to+take+advantage+of+this+economic+opportunity+due+to+limited+business+skills..jpg Blog - Helping Marginalized Entrepreneurs Build Businesses from Tanzania to Peru Kilwa Kisiwani is a UNESCO World Heritage site on Tanzania’s south coast with occupation dating back to the 8th Century AD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1573758853927-K2D5DSPN028VM3DZ1E7B/WUAMAKI+Kisiwani+members+involved+in+SPI%27s+Kilwa+project+prepare+and+sell+a+traditional+dish+of+pickled+mango+and+roasted+fish+for+site+visitors.++Come+try+it%21.jpg Blog - Helping Marginalized Entrepreneurs Build Businesses from Tanzania to Peru WUAMAKI members prepared and sold a traditional dish of pickled mango and roasted fish for maritime archaeologists visiting the site. Come and try it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1573758998514-GGBFZLAZSZCTN1X4JUZZ/With+the+holiday+season+upon+us%2C+we+invite+you+to+help+us+bring+basic+business+education+to+more+women+and+other+marginalized+entrepreneurs+so+they+can+sustainably+and+independently+run+and+grow+their+own+businesses.+Your+donations+lifts+dedicated+entrepreneurs+out+of+poverty%2C+leading+them+to+become+more+resilient+communities+and+protectors+of+their+own+heritage.+So+many+of+our+cultural+legacies+are+being+destroyed+for+economic+exploitation%3A+looting%2C+agriculture%2C+mining%2C+energy+extraction%2C+commercial+use%2C+and+residential+developments+just+to+name+a+few.+Amid+all+the+discussion+of+heritage+loss%2C+it+can+be+daunting+to+imagine+how+we+can+save+archeological+sites.+The+best+way+is+to+empower+more+women+and+train+more+entrepreneurs.+With+your+help%2C+that%27s+what+we+will+do%21 Blog - Helping Marginalized Entrepreneurs Build Businesses from Tanzania to Peru https://www.theescala.org/blog/spi-bids-farewell-to-our-director-of-latin-america-as-he-becomes-the-peruvian-minister-of-culture monthly 0.5 2020-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565024976810-VC67VRI3WPVWG2ZZYNJM/Congratulations+to+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative%E2%80%99s+Director+of+Latin+America%2C+Dr.+Luis+Jaime+Castillo+Butters%2C+who+has+been+named+the+Peruvian+Minister+of+Culture%21+On+July+8%2C+2019%2C+Dr.+Castillo+Butters+was+sworn+in+by+President+Martin+Vizcarra+in+the+nation%27s+capital+city+of+Lima.%C2%A0+Although+we+must+bid+farewell+to+Luis+Jaime+as+our+Director+of+Latin+America%2C+SPI+is+thrilled+about+his+new+role+which+includes+preserving+the+cultural+heritage+and+traditions+of+Peru. Blog - SPI Bids Farewell to Our Director of Latin America as He Becomes the Peruvian Minister of Culture Luis Jaime Castillo Butters being sworn in as Minister of Culture by the President of Peru on July 8, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565025053875-ADVS7T5ANM1LFA72J574/Peru%27s+new+Minister+of+Culture%3A+Luis+Jaime+Castillo+Butters+is+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative%E2%80%99s+head+of+Latin+America+is+elected+to+the+National+Academy+of+Sciences+%28NAS%29+as+a+Foreign+Associate Blog - SPI Bids Farewell to Our Director of Latin America as He Becomes the Peruvian Minister of Culture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565024704255-Y8GTUMNWXEYTP5P0W77B/San+Jose+de+Moro%2C+Peru%3A+SPI+is+inspiring+and+creating+local+entrepreneurs.+Tourism+and+local+sales+have+been+encouraged+through+the+construction+of+a+visitors%27+center%2C+including+a+workshop%2C+store%2C+picnic+area+and+toilets.+Led+by+master-craftsman+Julio+Ibarolla+%28above%29%2C+a+group+of+apprentices+have+learnt+to+produce+high+quality+ceramics+based+on+local+designs%2C+while+a+local+blacksmith+has+created+a+business+specializing+in+archaeological+tools.+We+also+expanded+opportunities+through+a+screen-printing+workshop+to+make+products+decorated+with+iconography+from+the+site. Blog - SPI Bids Farewell to Our Director of Latin America as He Becomes the Peruvian Minister of Culture Artisans from SPI’s San José de Moro project, overseen by Luis Jaime Castillo Butters. Entrepreneurs living near the site create high quality replicas of ceramics found at the site. https://www.theescala.org/blog/2019/6/21/a-salute-to-women-entrepreneurs-and-artisans monthly 0.5 2020-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561166561914-JDKGSQQJXE3W9KRVGYV9/The+local+community+of+Sillustani%2C+Peru+live+and+work+in+the+shadow+of+the+site%2C+with+many+living+along+the+route+tourists+take+to+the+site.+While+the+site+receives+a+significant+number+of+tourists%2C+the+local+community%E2%80%99s+ability+to+take+advantage+of+this+economic+opportunity+is+limited+by+their+lack+of+business+skills+to+make+their+local+cultural+heritage+the+foundation+of+a+thriving+community.+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative Blog - A Salute to Women Entrepreneurs and Artisans! Sillustani, Peru: SPI is working with the local women's artisan association, helping them with business skills and to manufacture and sell hand-made products to visitors. Making products themselves increases profit margins and makes more attractive products. We are also working with artisans in the wider region so the local women can sell a wide range of products, bringing them new and sustainable income. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561167395073-K1SKAOIGEO8Z2ADYT56O/Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative+project%3A+SPI%27s+project%2C+together+with+the+Chotuna-Chornancap+Site+Museum+and+the+Br%C3%BCning+National+Museum%2C+is+helping+the+artisans+of+Chotuna+develop+their+experience+into+a+sustainable+and+profitable+business+which+will+offer+a+real+income%2C+and+preserve+the+site+in+doing+so.+Beginning+in+2012%2C+the+project+has+built+key+infrastructure+and+carried+out+vital+training+with+a+group+of+female+artisans.+Alongside+this%2C+SPI+and+its+partners+continue+to+promote+Chotuna+as+a+tourist+attraction%2C+creating+vital+local+business+and+developing+key+local+infrastructure. Blog - A Salute to Women Entrepreneurs and Artisans! Chotuna-Chorancap, Peru: SPI's project, together with the Chotuna-Chornancap Site Museum and the Brüning National Museum, is helping the artisans of Chotuna develop their experience into a sustainable and profitable business which will offer a real income, and preserve the site in doing so. Beginning in 2012, the project has built key infrastructure and carried out vital training with a group of female artisans. Alongside this, SPI and its partners continue to promote Chotuna as a tourist attraction, creating vital local business and developing key local infrastructure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561167011081-ZHIQKOGC5F7GNXJMENQT/SPI+is+working+with+the+local+community+and+heritage+authorities+to+create+a+sustainable+business+in+the+community+for+local+women+to+benefit+from+tourism.+This+business+will+be+based+on+the+local+delicacy+of+sea-snail+soup+-+a+favorite+with+visitors%21+Local+women+will+make+and+sell+the+soup%2C+as+well+as+local+hand-made+crafts%2C+near+the+site. Blog - A Salute to Women Entrepreneurs and Artisans! Kaole, Tanzania: SPI is working with the local community and heritage authorities to create a sustainable business in the community for local women to benefit from tourism. This business will be based on the local delicacy of sea-snail soup - a favorite with visitors! Local women will make and sell the soup, as well as local hand-made crafts, near the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561167180215-FSCFYQUFNBN6ZFBYB61H/The+SISAN+project+in+Pachacamac%2C+Peru.+The+Project++SPI+is+promoting+community+development+and+site+preservation+by+bringing+together+23+women+from+settlements+around+Pachacamac+to+create+a+sustainable+community+business.+The+women+have+been+trained+in+business+and+artisan+skills+and+are+working+together+to+create+craft+products+related+to+the+cultural+history+of+Pachacamac.+They+control+and+own+the+business%2C+now+called+%27SISAN%27+and+through+it+they+build+sustainable+livelihoods+for+themselves+and+their+families%2C+strengthen+local+identity+and+put+the+site+at+the+heart+of+the+community. Blog - A Salute to Women Entrepreneurs and Artisans! Pachacamac, Peru: SPI is promoting community development and site preservation by bringing together 23 women from settlements around Pachacamac to create a sustainable community business. The women have been trained in business and artisan skills and are working together to create craft products related to the cultural history of Pachacamac. They control and own the business, now called 'SISAN' and through it they build sustainable livelihoods for themselves and their families, strengthen local identity and put the site at the heart of the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561167310445-LMGKDX4S27DYEJFSQW5D/The+site+provides+no+current+economic+benefit+to+its+surrounding+community.++SPI+is+working+with+local+NGO+Comunidades+de+la+Tierra+%28Communities+of+the+Earth%29+to+provide+capacity+training+to+15+local+women+artisan-producers.++The+women+are+learning+business+and+production+skills+to+make+a+variety+of+goods+under+the+brand+%27Rebirth+Kaminaljuyu%27.++The+products+include+artistic+interpretations+of+ancient+iconography+and+stories+about+the+artisans+themselves.++Rebirth+Kaminaljuyu+products+are+being+sold+around+the+world+through+our+partner+Wakami.+KAMINALJUYU%2C+Peru. Blog - A Salute to Women Entrepreneurs and Artisans! Kaminaljuyu, Peru: The site provides no current economic benefit to its surrounding community. SPI is working with local NGO Comunidades de la Tierra(Communities of the Earth) to provide capacity training to 15 local women artisan-producers. The women are learning business and production skills to make a variety of goods under the brand 'Rebirth Kaminaljuyu'. The products include artistic interpretations of ancient iconography and stories about the artisans themselves. Rebirth Kaminaljuyu products are being sold around the world through our partner Wakami. https://www.theescala.org/blog/2019/7/4/hdp0bd8yavqd9jemt5vzlnl0tk6uei monthly 0.5 2019-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1562292647450-DMPD03VY08A2UOF00P0M/We%2Bhave%2Bbegun%2Ba%2Bcollaboration%2Bwith%2BUNOPS%2B%2528a%2Bbranch%2Bof%2Bthe%2BUN%2529%2Bto%2Bspread%2Bour%2Btraining%2Band%2Bcapacity%2Bbuilding%2Bprogram%2Bto%2Bpotential%2Bwomen%2Bentrepreneurs%2Baround%2Bthe%2Bworld.%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2B%2BUNOPS%2Bconducts%2BUP%2B%2528Possibilities%2529%2BForums%2Baround%2Bthe%2Bworld%252C%2Bwhich%2B%2Bare%2Bdesigned%2Bto%2Binspire%2Band%2Bprovide%2Bimportant%2Btools%2Bfor%2Bwomen%2Band%2Bmarginalized%2Bentrepreneurs%2Band%2B%2Bsmall%2Bbusiness%2Bowners.%2B%2BI%2Bhad%2Bthe%2Bhonor%2Band%2Bprivilege%2Bto%2Bbe%2Bkeynote%2Bspeaker%2Band%2Baddress%2Bover%2B100%2BMyanmar%2Bentrepreneurs%252C%2Bthe%2Bvast%2Bmajority%2Bwomen%252C%2Bat%2Bthe%2Brecent%2BUP%2BForum%2Bin%2BYangon%2Bto%2Bkick%2Boff%2Bthis%2Bcollaboration.jpg Blog - Bringing Basic Business Education to Marginalized Groups Around the World Our ED, Larry Coben, had the honor and privilege to be keynote speaker and address over 100 Myanmar entrepreneurs, the vast majority women, at the recent UP Forum in Yangon to kick off this collaboration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1562292528947-ALEQAFDV71LU0TA1W8MS/With+you%2C+we+will+build+more+futures+and+save+more+pasts...+maximizing+our+impact%21++This+global+expansion+will+be+headed+up+by+the+latest+addition+to+SPI%3A+Maureen+Miskovic%2C+former+chief+risk+officer+of+UBS+and+State+Street%2C+and+Chairman+of+the+Eurasia+Group+among+other+accomplishments.+An+amazing+woman+building+futures+for+other+amazing+women+around+the+world%21+Welcome+Maureen+to+the+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative+Team%21 Blog - Bringing Basic Business Education to Marginalized Groups Around the World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1562292843670-325HB177A7NHAFQR7OMX/Tanzania%E2%80%99s+Government+will+ban+the+use+of+plastic+bags+beginning+on+July+1%2C+2019.+As+a+response%2C+the+women%27s+cooperative+that+we+support+at+the+site+of+Kaole%2C+WAUTO%2C+has+begun+producing+baskets%2C+mats+etc+using+locally+available+environmental+friendly+materials. Blog - Bringing Basic Business Education to Marginalized Groups Around the World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1562293060910-DZEJ6M6QWGIQD66C67TJ/And+check+how+well+some+of+the+first+graduates+of+the+mini-business+school%2C+the+women%27s+cooperative+SISAN+are+doing+at+the+site+of+Pachacamac%2C+Peru.+The+sales+figures+from+their+artisan+business+are+amazing%21+The+curriculum+works%21+SPI+projects+continue+to+turn+local+community+members+-+mostly+women+-+into+successful+entrepreneurs+and+small+business+owners. Blog - Bringing Basic Business Education to Marginalized Groups Around the World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1562292970882-4LDSQ6V0723WWRVG4VZL/9a54b10d-82ad-48ab-9338-29f374237a6b.jpg Blog - Bringing Basic Business Education to Marginalized Groups Around the World The keychains by SPI supported artisans that were sold with the help of Spiritu! https://www.theescala.org/blog/2019/6/23/spi-update-more-projects-more-empowered-communities monthly 0.5 2019-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561400258824-1I1O0COSSERFOTPOFHAH/image-asset.jpeg Blog - SPI Update: More Projects, More Empowered Communities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561400576299-LRLMR9KF6CFAN2BWNDXF/We+inaugurated+our+second+Bicitours+program+at+the+site+of+Tucume%2C+Peru+on+August+11th.+Ten+women+and+men%2C+ages+18-22%2C+will+be+giving+bicycle+tours+of+this+enormous+monumental+site.+These+young+people+have+completed+the+SPI-developed+intensive+business+and+bicycling+training+program%2C+which+includes+site+knowledge%2C+customer+service%2C+bike+maintenance%2C+first+aid%2C+and+management.+Demand+has+been+high+and+the+reviews+fantastic%2C+and+our+tour+leaders+are+already+starting+to+earn+meaningful+income+in+their+new+jobs.+Come+and+take+a+tour%21 Blog - SPI Update: More Projects, More Empowered Communities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561322788193-STLJG879XUMCVJYZB1YR/We+inaugurated+our+second+Bicitours+program+at+the+site+of+Tucume%2C+Peru+on+August+11th.+Ten+women+and+men%2C+ages+18-22%2C+will+be+giving+bicycle+tours+of+this+enormous+monumental+site.+These+young+people+have+completed+the+SPI-developed+intensive+business+and+bicycling+training+program%2C+which+includes+site+knowledge%2C+customer+service%2C+bike+maintenance%2C+first+aid%2C+and+management.+Demand+has+been+high+and+the+reviews+fantastic%2C+and+our+tour+leaders+are+already+starting+to+earn+meaningful+income+in+their+new+jobs.+Come+and+take+a+tour%21 Blog - SPI Update: More Projects, More Empowered Communities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561401354433-97QTZR3QC7VTWQKUOENV/We+have+also+kicked+off+our+first+project+at+the+late+Roman+fortress+Tzari+Mali+Grad%2C+near+the+town+of+Samakov.+A+majority+woman-owned+cooperative+called+12+Fortresses+%28the+number+of+fortresses+near+the+town%29+has+been+formed+and+the+members+are+completing+the+SPI+mini+business+school.+They+have+just+begun+selling+their+first+products...magnets+and+tote+bags+incorporating+the+late+Roman+and+Byzantine+sites+and+objects+of+the+region.+Congratulations+to+the+members+of+12+Fortresses%21+Our+Bulgaria+team+lead+by+Rossitza+Ohridska-Olson+is+exploring+several+new+projects+in+Bulgaria%2C+so+stay+tuned%21 Blog - SPI Update: More Projects, More Empowered Communities https://www.theescala.org/blog/2019/6/18/spi-and-the-united-nations-collaborate-to-empower-entrepreneurs monthly 0.5 2019-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560899982149-H1QZ0QSE4QZBB1NKT2DP/UNOPS+and+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative+to+collaborate%21++UNOPS+helps+its+partners+provide+peace+and+security%2C+humanitarian+and+development+solutions.+Explore+how+UNOPS+contributes+to+a+more+sustainable+world. Blog - SPI and the United Nations Collaborate to Empower Entrepreneurs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560900133841-CK46F4R9LYLODAIPCYXK/The+community+of+Kaole%2C+near+the+town+of+Bagamayo%2C+is+a+fishing+and+farming+community+with+limited+economic+opportunities.+The+community+has+grown+frustrated+from+witnessing+the+tourism+to+the+nearby+ruins+without+seeing+benefits+for+themselves.+This+has+created+a+poor+relationship+with+the+managers+of+the+site.+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative. Blog - SPI and the United Nations Collaborate to Empower Entrepreneurs! The community of Kaole, near the town of Bagamayo, is a fishing and farming community with limited economic opportunities. The community has grown frustrated from witnessing the tourism to the nearby ruins without seeing benefits for themselves. This has created a poor relationship with the managers of the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1562378823280-QKXYQKTPYRR807CB2DYI/Kaole+ruins+mini+buisness+school+project+by+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative.+Women+brainstorm+business+ideas+to+attract+sustainable+income+from+tourism%21 Blog - SPI and the United Nations Collaborate to Empower Entrepreneurs! https://www.theescala.org/blog/2019/6/10/focrldjwcd8ydevqv3ljdjdmh4d0on monthly 0.5 2019-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560221384608-HMKEY19PVQ58P7TFHVM2/The+jewellery+of+our+SPI+supported+artisans+at+the+site+of+Kaminaljuyu+in+Guatemala+is+now+available+online%21%21+The+Rebirth+Kaminaljuyu+line+was+produced+by+and+designed+in+conjunction+with+the+12+women+cooperative+there%2C+drawing+upon+both+their+lives+and+the+incredible+archaeology+and+iconography+of+this+urban+site.+Necklaces%2C+bracelets+and+more. Blog - Holidays Gifts from SPI Artisans, and More A bracelet from the Rebirth Kaminaljuyu Project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560221657732-IWV74SBOHNEVYM50AP9Y/BiciTours+Pachacamac%2C+supported+by++National+Geographic+and+Museo+Pachacamac%21 Blog - Holidays Gifts from SPI Artisans, and More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560221540094-YKJX4Q2JQXG8F5ZYJNQJ/The+World+Heritage+site+of+Kilwa+Kisiwani%2C+Tanzania%2C+and+the+modern+community+living+within+it.+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative+is+launching+a+our+model+in+Tanzania%21+Read+more+and+donate+here. Blog - Holidays Gifts from SPI Artisans, and More The World Heritage site of Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania, and the modern community living within it. https://www.theescala.org/blog/2019/6/9/bicycle-tours-new-countries-and-yes-jeopardy monthly 0.5 2019-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560120827966-D8R14HS2AJTKJFBN36CZ/The+Bicitours+Inaugration%2C+with+project+participants+and+representatives+of+collaborators+National+Geographic%2C+SPI+and+Museo+Pachacamac. Blog - Bicycle Tours, New Countries, and Yes Jeopardy The Bicitours Inauguration, with project participants and representatives of collaborators National Geographic, SPI and Museo Pachacamac. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560120795256-POHETZIMZS95HSC7YN7K/The+site+of+Kilwa+Kisiwani%2C+Tanzania%2C+and+the+modern+community+living+within+it.+SPI+is+launching+our+new+project+at+this+site%21 Blog - Bicycle Tours, New Countries, and Yes Jeopardy The site of Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania, and the modern community living within it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560120759220-5F5VWL7BOZ2CV31PGXG8/Larry+Coben%2C+Founder+of+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative%2C+on+Jeopardy%21 Blog - Bicycle Tours, New Countries, and Yes Jeopardy Larry Coben, far left, competing on Jeopardy! https://www.theescala.org/blog/in-memory-of-our-board-member-carlos-arrarte monthly 0.5 2019-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1559507373497-DXJT9XDPGVXMO6RZTDSY/In+Memory+of+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative%27s+Board+member+Carlos+Arrarte Blog - In Memory of Our Board Member Carlos Arrarte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1559507552131-1K5D9A5SLE3VL92UCBFK/The+Legacy+of+Carlos+Arrarte%3A+Together+with+the+Plan+Wallata+project%2C+SPI+is+working+with+local+female+textile+artisans+to+bring+them+more+economic+opportunities.+Local+women+have+been+trained+to+make+new+products+using+the+traditional+back-strap+loom+techniques%2C+as+well+as+how+to+better+run+their+businesses. Blog - In Memory of Our Board Member Carlos Arrarte Carlos was passionate about Plan Wallata and preserving the cultural legacy of Ollantaytambo https://www.theescala.org/blog/2019/6/1/our-executive-director-on-jeopardy-tomorrow monthly 0.5 2019-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1559505578301-1TQW8NMSB9MURECRLFT6/Around+the+site+of+Chotuna-Chornancap+is+a+vibrant+community%2C+but+one+in+need.+Many+of+the+community+members+have+no+electricity%2C+sewer+system+or+clean+water.+Learn+what+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative+is+doing+to+build+futures+while+saving+pasts. Blog - Our Executive Director On Jeopardy Tomorrow! Around the site of Chotuna-Chornancap is a vibrant community, but one in need. Many of the community members have no electricity, sewer system or clean water. Learn what SPI is doing to help here. https://www.theescala.org/blog/spi-partners-with-national-geographic monthly 0.5 2019-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1559419581368-R78J3NFEQ0F5U468TQPS/Some+of+the+women+weavers+involved+in+our+Chotuna+project+producing+their+new+product+line.+Read+more+about+the+work+Sustainable+Preservation+initiative+is+doing+to+build+futures+and+save+pasts.+THE+MONUMENTAL+SITE+OF+CHOTUNA-CHORNANCAP+OFFERS+THE+LOCAL+COMMUNITY+HUGE+OPPORTUNITY+FOR+TRADITIONAL+WEAVERS+TO+EARN+A+SUSTAINABLE+LIVING%2C+PROTECT+THE+SITE+AND+PRESERVE+THEIR+OWN+ARTISANAL+CULTURAL+HERITAGE Blog - SPI Partners With National Geographic Some of the women weavers involved in our Chotuna project producing their new product line https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1559419790936-CARDJZSIBXZ1LIWMTOJD/SPI%27s+project%2C+together+with+the+Chotuna-Chornancap+Site+Museum+and+the+Br%C3%BCning+National+Museum%2C+is+helping+the+artisans+of+Chotuna+develop+their+experience+into+a+sustainable+and+profitable+business+which+will+offer+a+real+income%2C+and+preserve+the+site+in+doing+so.+Beginning+in+2012%2C+the+project+has+built+key+infrastructure+and+carried+out+vital+training+with+a+group+of+female+artisans. Blog - SPI Partners With National Geographic Read about the success Chotuna-Chornancap project in Peru! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1559420106135-S4E6WGWMGUB87NLDI6QH/All+pro+NFL+wide+receiver+Larry+Fitzgerald+declared+Larry+Coben+the+%22best+archaeologist+in+the+world%22%2C+and+it+went+viral. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437678941482-0BI88LG8VQNBCR17271K/9505fda7b3a5dac28de16a13a08645e7.jpg Pampas Gramalote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1434410750842-TS85TI47ZBX80SW9046M/image-asset.jpeg Pampas Gramalote The Site This small but extremely significant site is the oldest archaeological settlement known for the area, with remains dating from 1600BC. It provides the earliest evidence for the existence of organized fishing communities that are the ancestors of contemporary communities on coast. As a result Pampas Gramalote is vital to the identity of the last traditional fishing villages the area is famous for. However in the past 25 years more than 15 archaeological sites here and in surrounding villages have disappeared due to urban growth and Pampas Gramalote is under threat of invasion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1434410723497-7J0ODB3I25UMQ5JZTNDP/image-asset.jpeg Pampas Gramalote The Community Pampas Gramalote is near the small community of Huanchaco, located on the North Coast of Peru about 12km from the provincial capital of Trujillo. The community is known for its 'caballitos de totora', reed boats used by Peruvian fisherman 4,000 years ago and still constructed today. Fishing and tourism constitute a large part of the local economy. Director of excavations at the site, Gabriel Prieto, grew up in the impoverished community and understood that community members have been deeply interested in the site, but unable to preserve it against the pressures of development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565833433104-EYZLIMX82ZRH22JQA2RR/In+2012%2C+SPI+provided+a+grant+to+Pampas+Gramalote+for+artisanal+and+touristic+development+around+the+site+and+in+the+local+community.+The+project+invested+in+local+resident+and+master-craftsman+Ivan+Cruz%2C+to+expand+his+gourd+carving+business+and+spread+his+experience+with+new+artisans+in+the+community.+Alongside+this%2C+SPI+provided+infrastructure+for+an+artisan+training+center%2C+and+new+space+for+retail+and+exhibitions+about+the+site+for+locals+and+tourists. Pampas Gramalote The Project In 2012, SPI provided a grant to Pampas Gramalote for artisanal and touristic development around the site and in the local community. The project invested in local resident and master-craftsman Ivan Cruz, to expand his gourd carving business and spread his experience with new artisans in the community. Alongside this, SPI provided infrastructure for an artisan training center, and new space for retail and exhibitions about the site for locals and tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437678731570-KZMX5QZ402NINC2Q6NY6/Copy+of+60d8b71a4ba193c9a686fd46569f8f74.jpg Pampas Gramalote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437678731128-9395IQKRMTOSV00RJZ8Q/Copy+of+primera_semana_de_taller_mates-084.jpg Pampas Gramalote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437678808000-OTA2ZXNZUV8H13H7314I/9505fda7b3a5dac28de16a13a08645e7.jpg Pampas Gramalote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565833815016-40KFM045KC9BFZ0517ZO/Copy+of+primera_semana_de_taller_mates-091.jpg Pampas Gramalote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437678816700-NBPKD5145JPY9QC2HOPX/SPI+team+visiting+Pampas+Gramalote.JPG Pampas Gramalote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565834012782-J3N8MTI21BUD9UJDM096/Copy+of+primera_semana_de_taller_mates-092.jpg Pampas Gramalote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565833759041-GQ7YO2A2D5OQOLHD2CUI/DSC_0112a.jpg Pampas Gramalote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565833987665-K7FXBBU4B3USPFOYCN37/f32bdec4937652820aee961efe9237e9.jpg Pampas Gramalote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437678855487-Z62J0VOH4HKZ6GKC4EUZ/DSCN2081.jpeg Pampas Gramalote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565833721110-Y3N4BBMOZMP5X91ZZKQ8/Activities+with+local+schools+during+a+Book+Fair.JPG Pampas Gramalote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565833945510-IGJ5EE7Q5C9C17RCMO33/primera_semana_de_taller_mates-0711.jpg Pampas Gramalote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565833799407-46MGLN6ZMMYI5S4IE4IV/0941961f130b25405081cc3baff1e4e4.jpg Pampas Gramalote https://www.theescala.org/take-action daily 0.75 2025-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/d52eaa89-acc4-4fae-b77a-cb5fb029e1d3/cropped+banner+take+action.jpg Take Action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1591459180785-ZO3YEEMAM0NXFJP29GI6/ESCALA+entrepreneurs+donating+hand-made+masks+during+the+COVID-19+pandemic+in+Lima%2C+Peru. Take Action https://www.theescala.org/deepsal daily 0.75 2019-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1433890762623-20OPFD3DYHW4MIZ2EIWB/Beidha+Landscape.JPG DEEPSAL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435621531946-T7Z0P3J8V1VVBZO3GZR4/image-asset.jpeg DEEPSAL https://www.theescala.org/pachacamac daily 0.75 2021-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1466726645414-HFXOS4477FREKPHB5QVQ/IMG_1858+copy.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435020920817-OXQ5AC81YEFBM7O8XIA8/image-asset.jpeg Pachacamac The Site Pachacamac is a World Heritage Site and one of the most important ancient political and religious centers of the Andes. The enormous site covers 465 hectares and was occupied from the 2nd to 16th Century AD, one of the longest occupations of any site on the continent, witnessing many cultures come and go. It contains 16 pyramids with ramps and painted decoration, as well as numerous temples and other buildings. A venerated oracle operated at the site and people carried out pilgrimages from all over the Andes to worship and seek healing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435021045708-9F2HBGDNXK6D28JIVC4E/image-asset.jpeg Pachacamac The Community The community around Pachacamac is made up of a variety of settlements, none more than 20 years old. The settlements originate from recent invasion and contain a population of mainly children, teenagers and young adults. The recent nature of the settlements mean that public infrastructure is lacking and there are daily struggles for the possession of land and facilities to make a decent living. These struggles have created divisions between the various settlements and inhibited common development and identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1434172236120-3OEPQ5Q5LQCAAOPLOPVO/image-asset.jpeg Pachacamac The Project SPI is promoting community development and site preservation by bringing together 23 women from settlements around Pachacamac to create a sustainable community business. The women have been trained in business and artisan skills and are working together to create craft products related to the cultural history of Pachacamac. They control and own the business, now called 'SISAN' and through it they build sustainable livelihoods for themselves and their families, strengthen local identity and put the site at the heart of the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1591564344977-UKBQGIGYHXNA48H8GJ44/SISAN%2Bwomen%2527s%2Bassociation%2Bmade%2Bmask%2Bfor%2Bthe%2Bcommunity%2Bsurrounding%2Bthe%2BPachacamac%2Barcheological%2Bsite%2Bduring%2Bthe%2Bcovid-19%2Bpandemic%2Bin%2BPeru.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1610383513895-0L5ODWFCP5J59GZVQ3A3/pachsales.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1576352850073-Q3VWJY0S90HCGV2DOV36/image.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435018234176-8CY8G3YINHLYWP2XHH4R/sisan+logo.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1466731438162-FFGPG1F87R6C6JQHFBZB/IMG_1864+copy.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1466731480149-APX9K2XZ3ZVKK3K4YV3V/IMAG0783.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1466731408921-4BEGD01SIXQ5Q9H5V8AU/IMG_1780_1+copy.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1558293372699-ZT72Y0DNIV48PMF7T02C/IMG_1721_1+copy.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435021183046-185S7L9O1FV6GBFG41CF/P1050181.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435018234863-TB0O0WNNZPQ8EXT6AYH9/training.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435018233819-14Z4LEK5HZIWWDZGMQQU/DSCN2988.JPG Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435018236038-V0I0OV2C9VSCIJPWO52B/women+looking.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1591564888053-TGU34YVDW4IZ8GQJT45Y/Screen+Shot+2019-06-21+at+18.26.19.png Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435021178848-BOU3PUME7G9DX6UCH362/women+in+temple.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435021148234-I5AJF4C5URIXU0L4JWI5/CIMG0846.JPG Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679193318-LN93G2MLJ3WVDXUAWAR6/Copy+of+IMG_3519-768x1024.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1558293414407-DXJ4X4MYV7Q9ALJ3JC2K/IMG_1954.JPG Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435021151813-6AX1DY08EZGD0W7506K6/CIMG0853.JPG Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679192680-CZ7X5WAP534GOII3WD2F/Copy+of+2015-06-13+11.38.57.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679191416-PLP9CQWKEC1FAQ8WXSS2/Copy+of+2015-06-13+12.05.55.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1558293431932-EST0J4Z80769CAEEM6VF/IMG_1824_1+copy.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1591564684237-C9ZGUYPE65XN2G6COND4/covid+masks+SPI.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1591564751259-A546B5PKBR1UGAYQ79FK/99153616_3272414492810539_7022522879036096512_o-1.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435021178128-P52T7NU82SZXTBJD883I/P1050180.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679094034-CCSLUDPY25ILQISZD4YN/IMG_0078.JPG Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1591564792530-FGZKWEUNWCY3Z0A82CK6/99117282_3272414606143861_8278024162769895424_o.jpg Pachacamac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1591564807344-VN9AFWJAXGXNQAT549CU/77298481_3463684103643440_522220825797984256_o.jpg Pachacamac https://www.theescala.org/sanjosedemoro daily 0.75 2020-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1433538207055-P16S23Z38MQFD0H2R9XM/SJM+-+Folklore+crew.JPG San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437676891971-ZLMYWKSPEQK2DLG9MM00/image-asset.jpeg San Jose de Moro The Site San José de Moro is one of the most important cemeteries and ceremonial centers of the Mochica and subsequent used by Lambayeque and Chimu cultures. Hundreds of burials have been excavated since 1991 and some of the most significant finds have been seven chamber burials containing the remains of elite Moche Priestesses, and, associated with them, one of the largest and finest assemblages of ceramics in Peru, including several remarkable Moche fineline ceramics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437677075798-NCB64Z1JPVH5VYFQ2IG7/image-asset.jpeg San Jose de Moro The Community San José de Moro is a small, rural community of approximately 5,000 inhabitants, located on the North Coast of Peru about 700km north of Lima between Trujillo and Chiclayo. The local economy is largely agricultural, producing primarily rice, corn and onions. The average daily income for residents is approximately US$9.50 per day. The community live in and around the archaeological site, travelling across it and interacting with it daily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437677950994-MCAMA7JJX3QFXUJ2IN7R/image-asset.jpeg San Jose de Moro The Project SPI is inspiring and creating local entrepreneurs. Tourism and local sales have been encouraged through the construction of a visitors' center, including a workshop, store, picnic area and toilets. Led by master-craftsman Julio Ibarolla (above), a group of apprentices have learnt to produce high quality ceramics based on local designs, while a local blacksmith has created a business specializing in archaeological tools. We also expanded opportunities through a screen-printing workshop to make products decorated with iconography from the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1433539735997-I4EGSLF94XGKWC0PCXVG/SJM+-+Kids+at+the+shop.JPG San Jose de Moro San Jose de Moro Archaeological Program (PASJM) and Sustainable Preservation Initiative (SPI) have established an agreement with the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP) to work in social development projects associated with archaeological sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1466730721090-Y3P6CRN3JJHNDXV58XU7/IMG_2997+copy.jpg San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437678027841-VJ9ABKYDSZBG5SJ85UJ3/_MG_4503.jpeg San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1433539681412-91AZP2I165J39DC24QXD/DSC08573.jpg San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560899543851-DYLUBJGRSMKNHOU416X6/SJM%2B-%2BWorkshop%2Bpainting.jpg San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1447899965153-QQA9RAY376VDUMFSAE4X/14.jpg San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1433539743319-CFGK7HOK3EOEIM5J1ZON/SJM+-+Workshop+students+and+their+vessels+2.jpg San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437678008759-HPAYX5O4PCUYZWO3KM67/23-1019x1024.jpg San Jose de Moro Check out that trench! Archaeologists dig deep while excavating an ancient Moche tomb in San Jose de Moro, Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435195921839-XTBEUG88Y6FN79R5ZQ43/DSCN3000.JPG San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1447900114821-IU1LW28LAC62KIV7ZGZ6/P1140989.JPG San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1466730737012-9JCVNBPLDIG8M4RKO6P9/IMG_3002+copy.jpg San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437678013820-CRPQQPRDF3HFJHCL567H/Cake-Picture.jpg San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437678099727-M28LWMK06BFM2Y5R6PME/IMG_1541.jpg San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1604336655428-AU7HAPGIX7B7YA3MD7K7/L1000057.JPG San Jose de Moro While the cultural heritage of San Jose de Moro is rich, the present local community is a poor one. And so, alongside excavations, Professor Castillo Butters and his team started a community development program. It struggled: “For years we were doing little contributions to the towns, schools, and to some pressing need, but we could never focus on a long term and sustainable effort that was both different from and integrated with the values and goals of the project.” In comes Sustainable Preservation Initiative. “I’m not sure exactly when I met Larry,” Professor Castillo wrote in response to some questions, “I guess at an archaeological conference. We hit it off from the start for many reasons, particularly because we both share a pragmatic view of reality, Larry coming from his years as an entrepreneur and CEO, me because it is imprinted in my DNA.” Utilizing an SPI grant and SPI’s paradigm of preserving cultural heritage by creating locally-owned jobs whose success is tied to that preservation, the community development programs and archaeological excavations synchronized: The (screened) dirt from the excavations was made into bricks used to build a new artisan center where local artisans are trained and create replicas of the famous Moche fineline ceramics, sold in the visitors center. Local residents, primarily local high school students, are trained as guides of the site. Proper signs have been erected to direct tourists to and explain the site. Community members and Peruvian archaeologists have prepared a guidebook and brochure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437678061207-ZGB86WP1M4DGY1IPJDY2/DSCN5257.JPG San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1447899959451-1UOLV9YFKTU83JP3HLS4/9.jpg San Jose de Moro SPI has recently partnered with NOVICA, which will sell the replica ceramics of San Jose de Moro and carved gourds and woven mats of Pampas Gramalote on their website. The income derived from this sale will further support the communities and their locally-created and -run businesses which necessitate the preservation of their precious cultural heritage sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437678069512-OF7TZ6LCCUGL1LI445OQ/DSCN5307.JPG San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1466730712732-KKEU4EWMNX31IHLZJBG2/IMG_2990+copy.jpg San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1480445266717-836746ACZV8NHICTVNV6/DSCN4366.JPG San Jose de Moro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1480445291374-OHTFR4JNUZRK9JARM519/DSCN4359.JPG San Jose de Moro https://www.theescala.org/landing-bedford daily 1.0 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1698854665828-K58PGQMZC5097D1R63Z5/_MG_2981.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1581081355663-JEXVXELS5Y1GGM3CQ7TR/PAC-Launch+event+3.jpg Home - Transforming Communities Through Entrepreneurship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536778845701-7FUHMSR6XD8VLQ8K029B/Chotuna+Chornancap+women.jpg Home - Transforming Communities Through Entrepreneurship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1698855540983-98B7G4S3BDCUJMBRAWRM/IMG_1858%2Bcopy.jpg Home - Transforming Communities Through Entrepreneurship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1460057530647-9N628LXLARBTMY8EI0FH/IMG_3049+copy.jpg Home - Transforming Communities Through Entrepreneurship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437596562172-GMNCHIE9W8J7MJ0HDRRF/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437596837148-FXLLB194K5F0E0NN0RDQ/image-asset.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1490824300983-1GMDI35SG24ZVMH1CO9F/image-asset.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1490824408001-EEG545F7OMHKDH5TRKHG/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1490824762399-CL4DMVSISF0KQ4WAY1JI/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1490824994548-JP7HMUDJTF9QGLJNAGH2/NatGeo.png Home https://www.theescala.org/chotuna-chornancap daily 0.75 2020-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1433375449442-I8VZD247ABBC4V5REZZ0/photo-4.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1434145682821-BTCTSMUW7R0M0YOISWWX/image-asset.jpeg Chotuna Chornancap The Site Chotuna-Chornancap is an extraordinary temple and pyramid complex covering over 235 acres and 1500 years of history. The main area has two pyramids over 60 feet high whose walls are decorated with ancient friezes and murals. The site has yielded magnificent burials including the famous 'Chotuna Priestess', a collection of four burials associated with an ancient water cult, the remains of 33 women probably sacrificed as part of agricultural fertility rituals, and continues to generate new discoveries. However the site is under threat from coastal climatic conditions and encroaching local inhabitants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1570980183148-EKWOULOM2TO5FR21WE6F/Chotuna-Chornancap+Peru.+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative%3A+empowering+traditional+weavers+to+preserve+their+cultural+heritage. Chotuna Chornancap The Community Around the site of Chotuna-Chornancap is a vibrant community, but one in need. Many of the community members have no electricity, sewer system or clean water. The needs of the local community have meant some of them have built dwellings on the site, damaging its precious remains. However the community also hosts a group of artisans who specialize in weaving native cotton, a skill and tradition past down from their ancestors and which links the local people to the ancient site they live with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1434145714015-5HMWK4RRM67R80GHRSL0/image-asset.jpeg Chotuna Chornancap The Project SPI's project, together with the Chotuna-Chornancap Site Museum and the Brüning National Museum, is helping the artisans of Chotuna develop their experience into a sustainable and profitable business which will offer a real income, and preserve the site in doing so. Beginning in 2012, the project has built key infrastructure and carried out vital training with a group of female artisans. Alongside this, SPI and its partners continue to promote Chotuna as a tourist attraction, creating vital local business and developing key local infrastructure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1546898757782-6W4E9AW1FFICVNTHR0G7/Mar%C3%ADa+Soplapuco+2.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560120541345-BPC6VW2TAJZ4DFY1L4IC/backstrap+weaving.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1570980504451-58URIDWGBN527E28MNLX/7730498654_10ac275999_o.jpeg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1570980539559-W9FMJJ6A7TRJQWBSO6HZ/logo.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1466730973724-JTDDT3VSDAYNAKZ3T0I9/IMG_3400+copy.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437680462886-NXWCKFLAFCZUKVO1W2YZ/DSC_1619.JPG Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1447900717352-QLHBXJO2YBJZBA8DIJ9Z/DJI_0787.JPG Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435030243878-ODV73QFSWKYQIV70GMEL/museum+display.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1466730982918-WO6QCYW5UWPEUI78JN4V/IMG_3440+copy.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435030252655-4UTOGL83971ZJ3EZSB95/women+group.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437680512955-6SS63SGQ37EN4D50ZR90/DSCN3032.JPG Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1434482819537-Q6TR296O5MB730RPLS9U/bag.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435030243557-BQYAHEAUN0FWKRBET8BJ/close+up+of+weaving.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437680376944-IG0BOWTZX5KRSD6RVFYJ/2.jpeg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1434482821945-4SY9R1E0HYZ0DM9CPVFT/pencil+cases.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437680479026-83OF9A9BWEHJXFZ6PHDJ/41.jpeg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437680389179-3SPOIBTYPFZS3VDC4YYD/Chotuna+Chornancap+Palace.JPG Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1466730960560-YS2G0H7MLMKBUURDJTFZ/IMG_3426+copy.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437680389659-0KFTQW754E9K52HERNIS/Sustainable+Development+Chotuna-Chornancap_058.jpeg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435030244251-HGZX2KOUBGG6A6DEQ7RX/site+museum.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560118555314-9S89X2NWWC0YSE46Z2XR/weaving%2Busing%2Bpattern.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560696515214-1LLRZJJOP179ZSMTQJWK/Chotuna%2Blooking%2Bat%2Bcatalog.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1570980435258-XK1V40NCDNGSC1PVN55S/Chotuna+weavers.jpg Chotuna Chornancap - Chotuna Weavers SPI has built a new workshop and retail space for artisans on the site, and also built a new store at the nearby Brüning National Museum. The 'Ceterni' brand has been created and new lines of products are sold throughout Peru. The business is now self-managing, requiring no more training from SPI! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1570980470113-LVF7BSYTWL3D91QTEZ9Y/Chotuna+Drone.jpg Chotuna Chornancap https://www.theescala.org/bandurria daily 0.75 2020-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679629910-AISF5J2SUSEDBQ14OKZL/Relanzamiento+Bandurria+52.jpg Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565546627832-9V8Z1R1RBQR4JPS64IEE/The+site+of+Bandurria+contains+some+of+the+earliest+monumental+architecture+in+the+entire+Americas%2C+with+four+pyramids+that+are+nearly+5500+years+old+reaching+heights+of+26-40+feet.+As+well+as+these+grand+structures%2C+excavations+have+revealed+the+domestic+areas+and+cemeteries+of+a+complex+maritime+society+which+did+not+produce+pottery+and+metal%2C+but+rather+made+gourds+and+reed+products+-+a+tradition+which+continues+today.++This+unique+site+is+being+threatened+by+the+encroachment+and+daily+activities+of+the+local+artisan+community. Bandurria The Site The site of Bandurria contains some of the earliest monumental architecture in the entire Americas, with four pyramids that are nearly 5500 years old reaching heights of 26-40 feet. As well as these grand structures, excavations have revealed the domestic areas and cemeteries of a complex maritime society which did not produce pottery and metal, but rather made gourds and reed products - a tradition which continues today. This unique site is being threatened by the encroachment and daily activities of the local artisan community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565573348486-EIDC0Z05CZVMVY5I3CKX/SPI%2Bworks%2Bwith%2Ba%2Bcommunity%2Bof%2B23%2Bartisan%2Bfamilies%2Bwho%2Blive%2Bnear%2Bor%2Bdirectly%2Bon%2Bthe%2Barchaeological%2Bsite.%2BThese%2Bartisans%2Bare%2Bcontinuing%2Btheir%2Bancient%2Bancestors%2527%2Btraditional%2Bpractice%2Bof%2Breed%2Band%2Brush%2Bweaving.%2BThese%2Bartisans%2Bare%2Bthe%2Bonly%2Bones%2Bwho%2Bboth%2Bproduce%2Braw%2Bmaterials%2Band%2Bcreate%2Bfinished%2Bproducts.%2BHowever%2Bthe%2Bincome%2Bthey%2Bcurrently%2Breceive%2Bis%2Blow%252C%2Bleaving%2Bthem%2Bimpoverished.%2BThe%2Bcommunity%2Bcurrently%2Blives%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bancient%2Bsite%2Bitself%252C%2Bnot%2Bonly%2Bdamaging%2Bthe%2Bsite%2Band%2Bits%2Bpotential%2Bas%2Ba%2Btourist%2Bresources%252C%2Bbut%2Balso%2Bpreventing%2Bthe%2Bartisans%2Bdigging%2Bdown%2Bto%2Bconnect%2Bthemselves%2Bto%2Bbasic%2Bwater%252C%2Bsanitation%2Band%2Belectricity%2Bservices.%2BSustainable%2BPreservation%2BInitiative%252C%2BPeru.jpg Bandurria The Community SPI works with a community of 23 artisan families who live near or directly on the archaeological site. These artisans are continuing their ancient ancestors' traditional practice of reed and rush weaving. These artisans are the only ones who both produce raw materials and create finished products. However the income they currently receive is low, leaving them impoverished. The community currently lives on the ancient site itself, not only damaging the site and its potential as a tourist resources, but also preventing the artisans digging down to connect themselves to basic water, sanitation and electricity services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1434064561013-4B2AGWAK0QMNTNBV5655/image-asset.jpeg Bandurria The Project The project will provide a sustainable livelihood to the artisan community of Bandurria in a location where they can gain essential services while also protecting the archaeological site and making it an asset for their own development. SPI is working with the community and local archaeologists to increase revenues and jobs by developing new retail and production space as well as helping them create new products and open up new retail opportunities. The project will mean the continuation of an ancient craft and help artisans produce the handicrafts on which they pride themselves, drawing inspiration from the unique local site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679744441-8RUA4M0L1P30QJHY8OMS/8.jpeg Bandurria The ancient site of Bandurria in Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1603990384375-GF1HBH41SZL7GF7M49NI/Captura+de+pantalla+2020-10-29+a+las+9.49.36.png Bandurria - Sustainable Preservation Initiative Bandurria Inauguration Alejandro Chu (Director of Archaeological Project Bandurria – Huacho), Luis Jaime Castillo (Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage and Cultural Industries of Peru), Gary Urton (Professor of Pre-Columbian Studies at Harvard University), José García Espinoza (Director of Tourism of the Lima region) were all present at the event. Founder of Sustainable Preservation Initative, Larry Coben, was also present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435014378346-X2DSTTV73PIFESV6XIJ3/basket+with+logo.jpg Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565573282409-AZXADJRULKE5NOD8V4LE/closed+basket+with+logo.jpg Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435014516285-SWJMYSY8NYOX43OIDFIR/logo+white.png Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435014378203-BC3L6QG291HVP4IVNMXN/basket+being+made.jpg Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565546696177-ELXDYNY7WJZ5XXRTEOST/P1360470.JPG Bandurria - Bandurria Inauguration SPI and the Archaeological Project Bandurria – Huacho inaugurated the new reed and rush exhibition and store module located at the archaeological site of Bandurria – Huacho. The workshop will benefit 23 families living in the area, promoting responsible and sustainable tourism at the site, generating unique experiences with visitors, rescuing local traditions and promoting ecologically feasible craftsmanship with the wetland of El Paraiso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679849071-UEFQ39R7R2DRLDSXDZG0/P1360379.JPG Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435014379301-SIP6QRSXJ66022DKYGA7/finished+basket.jpg Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1565573245526-YV7U6B527D1AJP2T1E67/P1040259.jpeg Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679794460-HQH92QHAFUHDN38O9S1D/Producto+Bandurria+1.JPG Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435014395723-R6U597Z9A2VU4VXTRSO2/table+with+products.jpg Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1603990455565-3M6HSIMBC7KNEPF1OYVX/Captura+de+pantalla+2020-10-29+a+las+9.53.28.png Bandurria - Sustainable Preservation Initiative Bandurria Inauguration Patrons of the Bandurria inauguration in Peru were the Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage and Cultural Industries of Peru, Luis Jaime Castillo and Gary Urton, Professor of Pre-Columbian Studies at Harvard University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679847241-IH74S3SNU49TPZMKYUY6/P1360374.JPG Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679879250-CBW6TRDLB18M2YIN76H0/P1360428.JPG Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435014395887-CYGAMH57FFRWPLEMIW0K/women+selling+products.jpg Bandurria - Women artisans working with local reeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679709870-IVHI6TDM7UV8XLYRGPH8/P1040265.jpeg Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679723922-M23Q5ED5VNNTI58EC5KR/photo+%283%29.jpeg Bandurria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679794912-JBIIQHX2Y98VOBRQEEX1/Producto+Bandurria+3.JPG Bandurria https://www.theescala.org/news daily 0.75 2022-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1434755087388-UIM2B1N61GGA8O57F6MX/064+-+Apamaea.JPG News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1560992906087-QZNAGWOJX6BR0XIEKWCB/Noted+archaeologist+Larry+Coben%2C+Founder+of+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative%2C+outlines+an+imaginative+way+to+mobilize+free+markets+to+save+ancient+sites%2C+while+helping+the+economies+of+surrounding+communities. 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February 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1434307840003-XBLS5DYAHVXZW9P2JLXU/milken+institute Press Preserving the Past to Build the Future: Antiquities as an Economic Development Resource for Emerging Nations. Milken Institute Global Conference, April 2009. https://www.theescala.org/kaminaljuyu daily 0.75 2020-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439855542075-ZIZTZCJKDRYSMSKGWZ03/10.10.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439852397087-MOY9MN25A4VBMRRZQP4H/image-asset.png Kaminaljuyu The Site The famous Maya site of Kaminaljuyu has been occupied since 1000 BC. At its peak it was a large city of temples and clay platforms measuring up to 20m in height surrounded by a sophisticated hydraulic system for agriculture. Most of Kaminaljuyu is now buried under Guatemala City, and what remains is one of the city's few green spaces. The pressures of urban development have diminished the site from over 200 buildings visible just a century ago to only 32 today. Read a recent article about the archaeological work at the site here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439852750695-3FK29LCKJDQYVCHUC14I/image-asset.jpeg Kaminaljuyu The Community Today Kaminaljuyu is surrounded by disadvantaged urban communities of Guatemala City. Most of the participants in the project live in the neighborhood around the site, while the remainder are young local women who have suffered domestic violence and have joined the project through a local NGO. For many of these women, this is their first opportunity to enter into the workforce and realize long-held dreams, many of which involve educating and improving their health and that of their children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439852796661-972COM7ZODVHRTBO1E4B/image-asset.png Kaminaljuyu The Project The site provides no current economic benefit to its surrounding community. SPI is working with local NGO Comunidades de la Tierra (Communities of the Earth) to provide capacity training to 15 local women artisan-producers. The women are learning business and production skills to make a variety of goods under the brand 'Rebirth Kaminaljuyu'. The products include artistic interpretations of ancient iconography and stories about the artisans themselves. Rebirth Kaminaljuyu products are being sold around the world through our partner Wakami. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856387289-XWBFXIDL1RG82FRX4D0U/botonCdT.png Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1447566100990-MAXWYJ9X70555T1WOLX1/Wakami+Jewelry+1.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856329862-DLA8HNTJJRRIDR2B9RMO/11.11.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1447566112398-QDGPTSV3Q4P8O685U6WJ/Wakami+Jewelry+2.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856387618-IQ7A0ZLJKD54EF7MH0KV/wakami.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856369549-2HIEB5Q3UU38FYKUP720/19.19.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856471519-PIM8EYX3Z1K04OFBD8DJ/DSCN3558.JPG Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856296725-CL7X4Z7KI9KOXQM5KWVZ/5.5.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856489771-S87QLJ6NJFSUZVC6GY1J/DSCN3564.JPG Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856520103-JGBL5HBNZRSGGCU88NUD/12.JPG Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856304152-AP3MS1NHP3TA5OZVD35O/06.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856311615-CVNO63FY4UW6DQ1JKETY/6.6.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856387356-CF7X9HQ3FRCFCXQIC989/botonKiej.png Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856320204-HUEIGV1SNZPEIHZNBYNV/10.10.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856470681-ATZRD82LCBXIV2XIXRN2/DSCN3561.JPG Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856342069-ZO9H3RJEI5N2PRXQQHGL/12.12.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856387099-DZNA9ELYNT11ZKZU5RGY/2015-05-15+09.52.57.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856386868-UKWSJHV8EYSP432G808S/2015-05-15+11.58.00.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856503896-8FWMWRN4WLWADLW3LQIW/04.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856375501-6X6KA3JKUA8CU3NMWIJU/19.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439856509438-3NTAMLH6PZWJM84KBIO8/2015-05-13+15.02.28.jpg Kaminaljuyu https://www.theescala.org/guatemala daily 0.75 2019-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1434477223830-LBBMOKAB0KRLFZLCLS88/DSCN3561.JPG Guatemala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1440464337909-QIEBF6LZBG1B0L81CDOM/image-asset.png Guatemala Read about our Kaminaljuyu project here. https://www.theescala.org/sillustani daily 0.75 2019-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1480447238488-IZHIQIPJ50DIJONB2YN3/DSCN3841.JPG Sillustani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481313218210-RWENIKD478CY34WR8PVX/image-asset.jpeg Sillustani The Site In the Andes near Lake Titicaca, Sillustani is an impressive complex of ‘chullpa’ tombs constructed by the Kolla culture (1200-1450 AD) which was conquered by the Incas in the 15th Century. The chullpas were the resting places of noble families, giving us a key insight into power and family life in this period. Sillustani is the the best preserved and most important collection of these tombs in Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481313637232-J4UMPMDKHFA5P5E7IQXD/image-asset.jpeg Sillustani The Community The local community of Sillustani live and work in the shadow of the site, with many living along the route tourists take to the site. While the site receives a significant number of tourists, the local community’s ability to take advantage of this economic opportunity is limited by their lack of business skills to make their local cultural heritage the foundation of a thriving community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481313261779-7KHE2TQW7MTYZ5SIVGN8/image-asset.jpeg Sillustani The Project SPI is working with the local women's artisan association, helping them with business skills and to manufacture and sell hand-made products to visitors. Making products themselves increases profit margins and makes more attractive products. We are also working with artisans in the wider region so the local women can sell a wide range of products, bringing them new and sustainable income. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561165924958-NYUA049VOUN3ZKM1C43E/IMG_3068.jpg Sillustani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481313356029-556OXPN5DXJP5V6H0SXB/DSCN3841.JPG Sillustani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561165434936-1C9ZVRY6J3YKFITR5D5S/IMG_3066.jpg Sillustani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561165890598-H3ULJRX9R72HNJXU8Q30/DSCN3856.jpg Sillustani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481313422999-0525DNBH35OBUFNZF09G/IMG_3008.jpg Sillustani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481313377916-HE936BZYSSQB2B1O1B5J/DSCN3857.JPG Sillustani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561165851696-9L968ZNIMM4A9I8W5IKP/IMG_3017.jpg Sillustani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481313382586-QTCQNAG3KLTEFLAPSSIK/IMG_2795.jpg Sillustani https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1561165813623-5NHZ6GE114TDU5CWKU4T/IMG_3098.jpg Sillustani https://www.theescala.org/kuelap daily 0.75 2020-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1480464523991-JTWUJI1JB2Q3G3VKTP61/DSCN0811.JPG Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1480465077975-R1BPBK43XNMJSTTO4I6U/image-asset.jpeg Kuelap The Site Kuelap is one of the most important pre-Inca sites in Peru. Located in the Amazonas region, the huge fortress is over 600 meters in length will walls which rise over 19 metres containing over 400 buildings. It was inhabited by the Chacha people for around 700 years before the Inca invasion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1480464848772-SLA793HGCLWNU0W29BIC/image-asset.jpeg Kuelap The Community Kuelap is poised for a huge increase in tourists due the development of a cable car to the site. Local stewardship and economic benefit are vital for this tourism to be sustainable. The community of Maria is an hour away from the site, on the road tourists currently take, which will be bypassed by the new cable car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1523916933781-S10M4KIRNW4DFBRPLOU8/Maria+member+with+products.jpg Kuelap The Project SPI is working with an exceptional association of women artisans in Maria, to give them the skills and knowledge to build their business with new hand-made products and benefit from the rich archaeology and make their community thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481314104715-JP8CWI4OIFGAPVK8RKA5/P1150707.JPG Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481313972975-WAGBC3Z4QE7MTOE0G73K/DSCN0811.JPG Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481314027092-ZNUC68U3GAJPYNHJTK2W/DSCN4345.JPG Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481314030677-CBAGVD337PT9ND6QZQ2A/IMG_0638.JPG Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481313973306-UHC3I5244S72SAFNFDJP/DSCN0888.JPG Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481314040315-OG6SWS34E6WH5YMLONWW/IMG_0661.JPG Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481314023477-FF8JMQGXB37UCKQSOTE2/IMG_0541.JPG Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481313988574-DXJOIXQIQBLS1RZALI2R/DSCN0915.JPG Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481314047660-5M5A4FV2TZJ48TD1EF85/IMG_0670.JPG Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481313992654-C72WE3F221TCTXMS1H60/DSCN4343.JPG Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481314074138-LVT1ON3NGIDG0PWU1J99/IMG_2601.jpg Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481314135330-RJOPJ4WVXGPGEJBYFQKI/P1150932.JPG Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481314093580-M95VVRHZ7WWEQE69EE80/IMG_2765.jpg Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481314076466-I8JY5CHF6KTJHKI9ME8B/IMG_2596.jpg Kuelap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1481314130815-HPC1QA2RPACJO4A3BK91/P1150740.JPG Kuelap https://www.theescala.org/press-release daily 0.75 2019-01-26 https://www.theescala.org/bicitour daily 0.75 2020-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505344702108-DWLCUCNG4MPSJTRWM5Z7/IMG_5600.JPG BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505344951678-JAV65K5JEW76I17OKO3X/IMG_1058.JPG BiciTour The Site Pachacamac is a World Heritage Site and one of the most important shrines and oracles in ancient Peru. Its numerous temples, mounds, palaces and ceremonial centers have been under excavation for more than 130 years. The enormous site covers 465 hectares and was occupied from the 2nd to 16th Century AD, witnessing many cultures come and go. The site is already the location for a successful SPI project, the women's cooperative SISAN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505344752986-ORXV3IM5GF03RCL9YI2Y/SPIcycle+%283%29.JPG BiciTour The Community Many families have come to the area around Pachacamac during the past 20 years, creating an informal settlement lacking public infrastructure and beset by struggles over scant land and resources. This community is dominated by children, teenagers and young adults who have few opportunities for meaningful and reliable employment. The Pachacamac Museum has led efforts to engage with the community following a history of site invasions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505344777231-VQ0HLWI0RJCSTQ4U45II/SPIcycle+%285%29.jpg BiciTour The Project While Pachacamac is one of the most visited sites in Peru, the experience for a tourist can be challenging. With such a large site, walking is difficult so many drive around the monuments, limiting their interaction with the history. Together with National Geographic and the Pachacamac Museum, SPI has launched a bicycle tour scheme - 'BiciTour' - not only providing a great way to see the site, but also giving sustainable jobs to local youth using local cultural heritage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1558293372699-ZT72Y0DNIV48PMF7T02C/IMG_1721_1+copy.jpg BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505346952876-QMRXZ1149PZ0CYLU81EZ/DSCN4021.JPG BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505929434349-9K8VV2APVG539MO5V0Y5/BiciTour+Logo.jpg BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435021183046-185S7L9O1FV6GBFG41CF/P1050181.jpg BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505346992784-97TOZJ0U8ZNH15UH9DZ0/IMG_5769.JPG BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505346952823-9J3J0XHR2LC55JV95BQQ/DSCN3645.JPG BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505346961118-CG6DWDQBXC5Z75XIHNUV/IMG_5215.JPG BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435021178128-P52T7NU82SZXTBJD883I/P1050180.jpg BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505346989724-UQB6CWHT4VG9LXYKTVIT/IMG_5644.JPG BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505346956930-ZIPO97XP68321T1SXTDW/IMG_4179.jpg BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1435021148234-I5AJF4C5URIXU0L4JWI5/CIMG0846.JPG BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505346989078-KUNNG2DR0LKYGAAXM50E/IMG_5732.jpg BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1437679094034-CCSLUDPY25ILQISZD4YN/IMG_0078.JPG BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505346962437-MP5QN1I5TL8LNB8FY4A9/IMG_5572.jpg BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505346954915-WGNVMN0Z2KW0VH7RJ34I/IMG_1058.JPG BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505346992820-1DVQE6EN56VIRUUPP7AC/IMG_5772.JPG BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1554567134504-PKW1G67ZM2S1KTKNK0EF/IMG_5832.jpg BiciTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1505346998465-JQ3IWA4NVAAMM8FW0BIA/IMG_20170617_124525.jpg BiciTour https://www.theescala.org/bosque-de-pomac daily 0.75 2019-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1506553148347-HV72Y9M6Y42G0FUMAVLJ/FOTOS+SPI-Detalle+de+los+Templos+Mausoleos+de+las+Hucas+Lercanlech+y+del+Oro.jpg Bosque de Pomac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1506553351176-6F4PUPWIK7SJQS01PQ0E/FOTOS+SPI-Frontis+Oeste+del+Templo+Mausoleo+de+Huaca+Lercanlech+SHBP.jpg Bosque de Pomac The Site The Pomac Forest Historical Sanctuary, situated on the north coast of Peru, covers 5,900 hectares of Tropical Pacific Desert. Not only does it contain exceptional biological diversity, especially birds, but 36 pyramids of the ancient Lambayeque culture. This includes Batan Grande and 'Huaca Del Oro' (Pyramid of Gold) were the famous Lord of Sican, along with his famous gold mask, was discovered in 1995. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1506108523755-IV0FEXUXHT68QDVKU34A/IMG_3663.jpg Bosque de Pomac The Community The forest is surrounded by a variety of communities, who often know little of the archaeology within the forest and gain little benefits from the significant cultural and natural heritage on their doorstep. While the communities have received some artisan training before, they were not aimed at being sustainable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1506108564522-SPN0SDG3UE880EWQMEVL/IMG_3505.jpg Bosque de Pomac The Project SPI is working with four communities, developing their existing craft skills, creating new products with them, and training them in business and marketing skills. In partnership with the National Service of Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP) in Lambayeque, we are increasing the opportunities for local communities to sell local goods inspired by their cultural and natural heritage so their businesses can be independent and sustainable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1506108702937-TV2XDW7E08W4K4EZKJ8I/IMG_3447.jpg Bosque de Pomac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1506553435424-QWPEH0LDU43POJH3D3E3/FOTOS+SPI-Pomac+y+al+fondo+el+Cerro+Chaparri.jpg Bosque de Pomac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1506553435145-ROLRGCMPGLI9YSDEVEAK/FOTOS+SPI-_HPS7968.jpg Bosque de Pomac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1506108775131-52UHJ8YLU1E22RG6LXLA/IMG_3694.jpg Bosque de Pomac https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1506553430613-I55XWR6LCFZPC1KF72N4/FOTOS+SPI-_HPS5602.jpg Bosque de 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It is famous for its extraordinary textiles which were used to wrap mummy bundles. The sites of Cerro Colorado and Cabezas Largas are two of the most famous sites of the culture and continue to be a target for looting. The Julio C. Tello Museum, within the Natural Reserve of Paracas, exhibits objects from these sites and explains what life was like in the area between 600 BC and 100 AD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1558294588284-VVE9PER8IL6MVYGGI6D2/Paracas+project+by+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative.+Learn+more+about+how+we+create+sustainable+economic+opportunity+through+community+based+models+in+order+to+preserve+cultural+heritage. Paracas The Community Paracas, a traditional fishing village, has grown substantially in recent years due to an explosion in tourism. Tourists come to be in touch with desert, see the beautiful archaeology, relax on the beach, take trips to the nearby Ballestas Islands (a famous bird sanctuary) as well as to travel to the world famous Nazca Lines. Only some in the village have benefited from the changes, many others have not been so lucky. There is a need to make sure the community can maximize the benefit it can get from their heritage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1523054473247-8ROWJFPLD1R7DFLX8N6O/image-asset.jpeg Paracas The Project SPI and the staff of the Julio C. Tello Museum are working together to help artisans in Paracas. Together we are designing new products which take inspiration from the amazing objects in the museum's collection. The artisans are receiving full training in how to make these new products and well as essential skills in how to run their businesses. The products will be on sale in the Museum and across Peru! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1519856285083-SY92RXYJ47J4UCV96QQU/Copia+de+IMG_1782.jpg Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1519856286834-FN4R7S4MH8M0RVRZGYM2/IMG_1499.JPG Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1519856317824-M3Q5TH48Z8SD5QT8IIQU/IMG_6923.JPG Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1519856295626-F075O9974Y3AHW3H3R52/IMG_1741.jpg Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1519856306104-ZFVSP7TLBWEJLNVCCICV/IMG_1826.jpg Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1519856290654-OC1O0KIZQP1H75G9ZE24/IMG_1621.jpg Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1519856320144-QUDKUZK1OMS6V1W9KF69/IMG_6944.JPG Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1523055495039-UGAAQ4DG33K4T68CFXI8/IMG_1745.jpg Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1523055562963-8BMHGW71ICQ25O4LQPEB/IMG_6907.JPG Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1521140111377-BAGMFZTNZF5YERTPXV4K/IMG_9826.JPG Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1557327114129-3QPOTBZZ9VBAWFOK4K0V/IMG_1050.jpg Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1519856311644-O2QQDIP9JP21ZMGTZHB4/IMG_3771.jpg Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1523055520128-8M5552VNRWZWJVBFRKKZ/IMG_1823.JPG Paracas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1523055526388-I7SLZ0R6AKHX9I0BYC2I/IMG_7472.JPG Paracas https://www.theescala.org/ehp daily 0.75 2019-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1525309243505-U671P2K921TFNQDP3352/Sela+TWL.jpg Employment Through Heritage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1525309204914-CHWJYYHU7ZRQ95KKHTTH/cropped-sela.png Employment Through Heritage https://www.theescala.org/partners daily 0.75 2021-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1612364688151-F0IHKB1BT4EULDNGYL84/Inauguration.jpg Partners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1595228938245-92L4HMSVPPTWQV0VSD44/Sector+3+Social+Venture+Group+is+a+non-profit+organization+is+a+non-profit+organization+partnered+with+the+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative+that+promotes+social+and+economic+development+in+vulnerable+areas+in+Latin+America. 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The most famous site in the city is the 'Ransom Room' which the captured Inca Emperor Atahualpa supposedly filled with gold in an attempt to secure his release. Nearby is The Belén Monumental Complex, which consists of a colonial church and hospital. There is also a rich landscape of ancient sites around the city, including Kunturwasi, Cumbemayo and Ventanillas de Otuzco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1528412389899-AO51Q9UGGUMIW6Y2BO6D/Jorge+en+su+taller+.jpg Cajamarca The Community The city is a hub for the region and sees a steady stream of visitors. However, the current crafts on offer to visitors do not reflect local art and history, reducing awareness in tourists and the local community. Local artisans do not use local heritage in their designs, in favor of generic Peruvian ideas, alienating them from their unique and local culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1527880571332-MOIRZ1VD273KDP90TVH3/20180315_115254.jpg Cajamarca The Project SPI is working with local stone and ceramic artisans to create compelling products which utilize local culture. This not only gives artisans extra income and a connection to their local heritage, but offers visitors the chance to purchase local souvenirs based on the heritage they are visiting. SPI designers have produced a collection of products in stone and ceramic which draw motifs from the architecture of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1528412524066-DVTJJ0IEF0WZU2M08S1W/Iglesia+Bele%CC%81n.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1528412546379-N9Q9X30HT85K5B1H9BEZ/Marino+en+su+taller+2.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1564341191777-DP1GMBEWEPJHRPS6EKJ8/Te%CC%81cnica+.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1528412485860-RQ5SV3XI2AG6G5EQ55J6/Conjunto+Bele%CC%81n+1.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1564341237404-R6C8ZYO7NDCR9QUY0WKP/IMG_5624.JPG Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1564341463572-5W8C44H8TY0RWLWWQJ2H/Trabajando+en+piedra+.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1528412489430-94JWSA1SO4HU949796OJ/Conjunto+Bele%CC%81n+Inspiracio%CC%81n.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1564342165854-ZEEK8C2VYZ7WF9EHYQ27/Jorge+Julcamoro+.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1564342131996-5Z36VL7OTF3KR5F0M5XI/EmptyName+50.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1528412495251-8I02NUUE20FUOSS09HS9/DSCN4265.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1564342073003-82TQBUR9Q9X6PVUFEJOW/IMG_5550.JPG Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1564341822539-6LSYE13H49QWXSI69HZV/EmptyName+51.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1529361074240-C0KP9S8MCBH43AD1GSRA/Horno+.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1585676262651-PUR1KY1W4H0WEQ62RGTR/Teo%25CC%2581filo%2BHuaccha%2Bhaciendo%2Buna%2Bjarra%2B.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1529361091059-A6YA1BNTDONDF95HM6PP/Iglesia+Bele%CC%81n.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1529361115733-Y21EMKAG8OZ07K0EE8PH/Teo%CC%81filo+y+Marino+2.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1529361094214-NZPQRCGGLNI1CHOPPPWP/Inpiracio%CC%81n+2.jpg Cajamarca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1564341606307-R371BW71NKC1YTKAAN1O/Teo%CC%81filo+en+el+torno.jpg Cajamarca https://www.theescala.org/bicitour-tucume daily 0.75 2020-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536885955250-YPKNVF3Q848DLFL6U4LA/IMG-20180813-WA0018.jpg BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536363481892-JI8IW4JIGXZUP7CTZOC2/DSCN0995.JPG BiciTour Tucume The Site The archaeological site of Túcume dates back to 1000 AD acting as an urban center for its surrounding community of farmers. The Lords of ancient Túcume lived in richly decorated giant palaces, controlling exchange between Peru's coast, highlands and jungle. The site was later used as a political center of the Chimú and Inca Empires. Today the site hosts 26 major pyramids and mounds, spread out over 540 acres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886313182-FGZMFFBV87EL8DVSG8NR/IMG-20180812-WA0010.jpg BiciTour Tucume The Community The modern town of Túcume lies just 1.5km from the archaeological site. The town today is mainly made up of small-scale farmers. The local site museum has worked with the local community since 1991 providing educational programs about the local archaeology, and building a museum to boost local tourism and highlight past and present local culture. However, there is a continuing need for more economic opportunities in the community, especially for youth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886251971-QS71XO71G2SXV0KHCYB9/IMG-20180813-WA0023.jpg BiciTour Tucume The Project The large site of Túcume makes it difficult for visitors to see all of it on foot. So it is perfect for tours by bicycle! Building on our successful BiciTour program at Pachacamac, with the help of National Geographic we have started BiciTour Túcume. The scheme employs local youth to escort tourists around the site on bicycle. This gives local youth a steady, local job with their local culture and teaches them business and management skills to take forward in their careers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886524845-S61PJYSMSG32KPKI8DS5/IMG-20180721-WA0021.jpg BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536364041463-WPIC0JH4EVABB6K93FRT/DSCN0991.JPG BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886529780-CTVLH1245C5D4LG58UN4/IMG-20180728-WA0024.jpg BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886529787-B7B1061TBYDVJGRHG61X/IMG-20180812-WA0011.jpg BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886526608-FYOTIZ0DUNZY75Y2UZKL/IMG-20180728-WA0022.jpg BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536364026696-FK1KMJOBXFTQKY09VZ73/DSCN0987.JPG BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886525239-F5VXXFTXIM6VM802Y9I8/IMG-20180728-WA0021.jpg BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886532109-DJ4SP7750JK3EAY1D4PB/IMG-20180818-WA0008.jpg BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886530932-9VP7IO1ZVHUWAFLFSN9X/IMG-20180812-WA0012.jpg BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536364010014-H5O3VKVFYDAPIZ8ZQQPW/DSCN0985.JPG BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886524253-HJWPV8V8BVXP10FQKTXG/IMG-20180721-WA0029.jpg BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886585494-BHV557XMOJAZVFLGSNFN/DSC_0341.JPG BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886531325-F058JGPCD82QT2BMIVBR/IMG-20180813-WA0020.jpg BiciTour Tucume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536886533026-LY6EAWBRR9Q5TK4HX35W/IMG-20180818-WA0013.jpg BiciTour Tucume https://www.theescala.org/samokov daily 0.75 2020-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536712251111-HMDNPL3K5H8O13841AGF/IMG_0533.JPG Samokov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536714654570-3NTXVVIU34J7769QKJ05/Tsari+Mari+Grad+Roman+Fortress+%28main+sales+point%29.jpg Samokov The Site Samokov is millennia-old town famous for its archaeological and cultural heritage related to the iron ore and manufacturing. Positioned on important trade and military routes since antiquity, it also profits from a geographic location rich in mineral waters and rivers, surrounded by the highest mountains in Bulgaria. Twelve late Roman and Medieval fortresses guarded the important resources and trade routes. Unfortunately, many of the fortresses are very neglected, targeted by treasure hunters or simply unknown to the local population. Some of the fortresses, like Tzari Mali Grad, have been restored and are now attracting tourists, while others will be restored in the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536714682087-7OKVMCPWCVZ3WBXISIWL/Production+workshop+with+some+of+the+participants.jpg Samokov The Community Samokov was founded in the 14th Century and became a multicultural city in the late Ottoman period. Residents in the town have struggled to access the benefits of the changing of Bulgaria’s economy after the communist time. The local ski resort of Borovetz, the second largest in the country, is one of the few sources of employment in the area. The town suffers the economic problems of an aging population, high rates of unemployment of middle-aged women, labor migration to Greece and the capital Sofia, and low levels of entrepreneurship. Previous aid programs in the city have previous only produced short-term impacts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1540244086080-7B906A74DHGVMRZSCK7L/SPI_ToteBag_KolyoPic_1_4W.jpg Samokov The Project The project in Samokov aims to impact the local community by developing entrepreneurship based on local cultural heritage, creativity and economic growth. The project is helping local women become financially independent and contribute to the preservation of cultural heritage of their city and area. Assisted by the Samokov History Museum, and Vice-Minister of Culture of Tourism and the Mayor of Samakov, participants are creating a number of archaeological-related souvenirs for visitors under the brand ’12 Fortresses’. The participants are given thorough business training so they manage and grow their own business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536712845281-KDUKITKFDHK0I6DRU8MS/IMG_20171011_145025.jpg Samokov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536712801808-ALP7X9MWZBS5FZ8Q9SY5/Bag+Desgin+using+local+Roman+belt+clasp.jpg Samokov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536712802552-846WBHV3LFNVC26NDKFY/IMG_0485.jpg Samokov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536712801997-KZ5HD22134NQFIYE0ZMS/IMG_0243.jpg Samokov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536712846738-B832ZYLXA8MOAYUFB9ON/SPI_12_FORTRESSES_GRAPHICS_LOGO_3_4_2.png Samokov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536712815016-L1WHONXSHIJFD7P5UVR6/IMG_0885.jpg Samokov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536712841118-E5IXUTQ9472D734QVJR1/IMG_20171011_144422.jpg Samokov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536712850580-XCIBRNF94YUGNCLVXJMP/Magnet+design+using+roman+fortress.jpg Samokov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536712852686-0EUNAFVFDACW09Q45R2S/SPI_ToteBag_KolyoPic_1_4W.jpg Samokov https://www.theescala.org/kaole daily 0.75 2020-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536707780266-7MHTWO2YB9PJBCZOQWSS/IMG_3057.jpeg Kaole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1537208464857-9SY25ODX3TTHX45Y0VWE/Kaole+Site Kaole The Site The site of Kaole dates back to the 8th Century AD. The main period of occupation was from AD1400-1800, and the ruins contain 22 tombs and two mosques, including what is likely the oldest mosque on the East African Mainland. However, because of poor relationships with the local community the site still suffers from destruction from encroachment and unsustainable use of the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536708476981-TMXVW0JGCLDKRIR74DOD/IMG_2984.jpg Kaole The Community The community of Kaole, near the town of Bagamayo, is a fishing and farming community with limited economic opportunities. The community has grown frustrated from witnessing the tourism to the nearby ruins without seeing benefits for themselves. This has created a poor relationship with the managers of the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536709242324-56LPVBMKL7S84BFQI8LG/Snail+soup.png Kaole The Project SPI is working with the local community and heritage authorities to create a sustainable business in the community for local women to benefit from tourism. This business will be based on the local delicacy of sea-snail soup - a favorite with visitors! Local women will make and sell the soup, as well as local hand-made crafts, near the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536709648398-UYSDWUJHBHLC3MOPHN6W/IMG_2985.jpg Kaole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1537208579340-BBI59YDSG415HC7Y00FV/Kaole_Ruins_Southern_Part.jpg Kaole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536709658904-R0V75H86KLSVEQ5EN302/local+community.png Kaole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536709652794-F188N329E7IORPNFGVXO/IMG_3096.jpeg Kaole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1536709648304-S7U3BU1UFZI6V0UYP4DM/IMG_2997.jpg Kaole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1537208562403-IWG0YPNGND7ISCJDWACF/Some_WAUTO_Members_engaging_in_Basket_and_mats_making_at_Kaole_Bagamoyo.jpg Kaole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1569542607668-WDDBFGHFP77IVSEDU6PS/Screen+Shot+2019-09-26+at+17.01.59.png Kaole - Plastic Bag Ban in Tanzania! Sustainable Preservation Initiative’s women’s group in Kaole makes reusable, hand-woven products inspired by traditional techniques as the Tanzanian government bans plastic bags in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1569542618389-WUBV99J6POR3RXJ5B0U5/Screen+Shot+2019-09-26+at+17.02.15.png Kaole Tanzania’s Government will ban the use of plastic bags beginning on July 1, 2019. As a response, the women's cooperative WAUTO Kaole (supported by @SPInitiative) has embarked on producing baskets, mats etc using locally available environmentally friendly materials. Visit Kaole and buy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1569542635352-P96BQ4OUU2PZ4JIKWITV/edited+photo.jpg Kaole - Professor John Cooper visits the Kaole project! John Cooper, a Senior Lecturer at Exeter University, visits the Kaole project. Sustainable Preservation Initiative’s women’s group in Kaole makes reusable, hand-woven products inspired by traditional techniques as the Tanzanian government bans plastic bags in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1569542879897-HC6BSVTCW9QUW032MZY5/Very+thankful+to++%40gloria_michael1++for+donating+a+gas+tank+and+its+plate+burner+to+%23WAUTOKaole%2C+our+women+group+at+%23Kaoleruins+supported+by+_+%40SPInitiative+_.+Welcome+all+to+%23buildingfutures+%26+%23savingpasts+_+%40IchumbakiE+_+_+%40Archaeo_UDSM+_.png Kaole - Gas tank donation from Gloria Michael! Gloria donated a gas tank and stove to our group in Kaole so they can expand their business making and selling Tondo (snail soup) around the archaeological site in Tanzania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1584944753924-NT1JR7GKCV975MY51N2Z/Captura+de+pantalla+2020-03-22+a+las+7.54.56.jpg Kaole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1584944737896-E8BDHEGDXL5IEYAH1NGN/Captura+de+pantalla+2020-03-21+a+las+12.35.20.png Kaole https://www.theescala.org/ollantaytambo daily 0.75 2020-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545358925948-G765F5IK8BH1MCUF5QJA/IMG_7792.JPG Ollantaytambo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545359038673-QV9FKD5WGURT2GQ5QX78/DSCF0003.JPG Ollantaytambo The Site Within the Sacred Valley of the Incas near Cuzco, Ollantaytambo is famous for its Incan architecture. Steep terraces lead to a highly defensible fortress where local forces defeated the conquistadors in battle in 1536. Inside the fortress is also a ceremonial center, the stones for which were transported from over 6km away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545359121068-V6EF8XNEXI0TJKJL3MFY/IMG_7675.jpg Ollantaytambo The Community On the route to Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo is one of the most visited places in Peru. This creates both opportunities and threats for the local population. Much of the wealth generated by tourism is not seen by the traditional communities of the area, who can often only access low-paid and informal employment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545359204072-KKEI04M6CUTL28LMRTRL/IMG_7731.jpg Ollantaytambo The Project Together with the Plan Wallata project, SPI is working with local female textile artisans to bring them more economic opportunities. Local women have been trained to make new products using the traditional back-strap loom techniques, as well as how to better run their businesses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545359338073-F6835RVQHL43JDKM1SKQ/Anabel+Mayo.JPG Ollantaytambo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545359308446-XZF2I1NQSV5YZ7P2IEYL/IMG_7573.JPG Ollantaytambo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545359275319-EKHFJRALEI2RW97POEPD/DSCF0002.JPG Ollantaytambo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545359412787-9X0Y1NAXY0A21AP7EJ86/Marleni+Cruz+2.JPG Ollantaytambo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545359280979-24QQPWPLR2VL52H0WKQ0/DSCF0007.JPG Ollantaytambo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545359303562-US28SFEX86SIW4FKAJOM/IMG_7747.JPG Ollantaytambo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1586710883958-IRHN3WGV3L7WY9HJ1FS6/Presentaci%25C3%25B3n%2BFinal%2B2.jpg Ollantaytambo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1586710762991-SRMGU67SQTF26L988CAY/Screen+Shot+2019-07-20+at+08.07.30.png Ollantaytambo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1586710793752-FPZMFZPWXB0WK1GU16CT/EJwctg2VAAEyxVF.jpg Ollantaytambo https://www.theescala.org/bicitour-chan-chan daily 0.75 2020-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545437983669-VKTPF8RX08IQFSDEGEFS/IMG-20180810-WA0075.jpg BiciTour Chan Chan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545356959789-DDRDHC4KD8NPMAT1CJ9C/DSCF0443.jpg BiciTour Chan Chan The Site Chan Chan is the largest pre-hispanic city in South America and was the capital of the Chimu Empire before they were defeated and invaded by the Inca. The city spans 20 square km and was designated a World Heritage Site in 1986. It receives almost 200,000 visitors a year. However, tourists only visit a small portion of the ruins due the large distances involved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545356905567-XHKXOAL17NLZHGTQ4D82/IMG_4428.JPG BiciTour Chan Chan The Community Despite the large number of visitors to the site, local communities do not see many of the benefits. Tourists rarely spend money in these communities and locals have seen the costs of living increase due to urban development. Communities adjacent to the site have poor public services, little infrastructure and few economic opportunities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545356917339-FWM1MVWPPWDRZDHHLNLG/IMG_4429.JPG BiciTour Chan Chan The Project In collaboration with National Geographic, SPI is expanding its successful BiciTour program to Chan Chan. Young people from local communities will conduct visitors around the site on bicycles. This allows tourists a much better experience of the site, and gives young people much needed employment. Our participants are trained in local archaeology, bike maintenance and business skills! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545357026923-R4TGYIQ3I2XFLT80JOMI/FullSizeRender+%285%29+-+Copy.jpg BiciTour Chan Chan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545357025253-VBPBERPGS89ZPFJM72FT/DSCF0441+-+Copy.JPG BiciTour Chan Chan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545357029385-94QSZVC65ERSZT7797B8/IMG_4397+-+Copy.JPG BiciTour Chan Chan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545357025550-2NHXBN6PIE8YSJXFH1MJ/DSCF0442+-+Copy.JPG BiciTour Chan Chan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545357030575-PRU8E3M3GXH1VBS1MAYE/IMG-20180810-WA0075+-+Copy.jpg BiciTour Chan Chan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1545357029388-N1BKU849T60LJGWP9559/DSCF0444+-+Copy.JPG BiciTour Chan Chan https://www.theescala.org/press daily 0.75 2023-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439836972937-IQZ2NSAIE951HFB7YB2P/CIMG6821.JPG Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/8855f799-13e0-447a-8506-89e12dd3d8c4/EMPOWER.png Press - Make it stand out ESCALA wins the State Department sponsored Empower Innovation Challenge for Peru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1546974158224-OND63OUPC1JJ1J1I2XDZ/NatGeo+long.png Press Entrepreneurship and Empowerment is Saving this Important Archaeological Site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1465508553281-O6ARTG4V8Y1G92506EW4/image-asset.png Press How Free Markets Can "Dig" The Past - May 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1581013696742-LODFV4E14WA4X0TKV0R6/Captura+de+pantalla+2020-02-06+a+las+10.27.52.png Press A Very Smart Way to Save Antiquities, March 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1581013520830-38YFWWVRB0S5OKON835J/Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative+featured+on+the+Wall+Street+Journal.+Watch+as+founder+Larry+Coben+answers+questions+about+his+revolutionary+approach+to+saving+endangered+archeological+sites. Press “Preserving Archaeological Sites Through Business Opportunities” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1546900783791-UVAD2EPI18AOCKNM0FCS/axios.png Press Felix Salmon names SPI as one of his charities worth supporting - November 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1546904821850-DEKLSL97Y8DDQQ8EM2EQ/Grow%2BBig%2BAlways.jpg Press How Poor Cultures Capitalize on Historic Sites - April 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1438964751792-8RIPIDDYX5U2TLGT3XTY/image-asset.jpeg Press The Locals Need to Dig You - February 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1438965851452-A99F4K6G6F6W573SIC09/image-asset.png Press WINNER - 2013 First International Tourism Cares / Turismo Cuida Award (San Jose de Moro) WINNER - 2015 Second International Tourism Cares / Turismo Cuida Award (Pachacamac) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1439402506851-YVBNVI7DNFFBXXIWD6YY/image-asset.png Press FINALIST - 2019 Katerva Gender Equality Award NOMINATED - 2013 Katerva Sustainability Award https://www.theescala.org/kilwa daily 0.75 2020-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1571424953935-BYRP7Z4PFJXVM3MFLQ6R/sept+24_2019+Kilwa+group+participating+in+citizen+science+at+the+site_%23WAUMAKI-Kisiwani%2C+a+women+group+in+%23KilwaKisiwani+initiated+by+_+%40SPInitiative+_+were+very+instrumental+in+gathering+%23ethnographic+%23data+on+%23historicwells+%26+%23coastal+%282%29.jpg WAUMAKI Kisiwani Heritage Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1571718861902-98RTRRF1PTXOUK500L2K/Kilwa+Kisiwani+is+a+UNESCO+World+Heritage+site+on+Tanzania%E2%80%99s+south+coast.+The+site+has+occupation+dating+back+to+the+8th+Century+AD+and+was+later+the+centre+of+the+Kilwa+Sultanate+between+the+10th+and+18th+centuries.+Significant+buildings%2C+such+as+the+Great+Mosque%2C+Makutani+Palace%2C+The+Gereza+and+Husuni+Kubwa%2C+are+from+this+Sultanate+period.+As+part+of+an+international+trading+system%2C+merchants+from+Kilwa+traded+gold%2C+silver%2C+perfumes%2C+pearls%2C+Persian+pottery%2C+Chinese+porcelain%2C+and+Arabian+crockery.+This+site+contains+exceptional+archeological+and+architectural+evidence+of+the+development+of+Swahili+culture+and+commerce%2C+offering+important+insight+into+the+economic%2C+social+and+political+landscape+of+the+region. WAUMAKI Kisiwani Heritage Project The Site Kilwa Kisiwani is a UNESCO World Heritage site on Tanzania’s south coast. The site has occupation dating back to the 8th Century AD and was later the centre of the Kilwa Sultanate between the 10th and 18th centuries. Significant buildings, such as the Great Mosque, Makutani Palace, The Gereza and Husuni Kubwa, are from this Sultanate period. As part of an international trading system, merchants from Kilwa traded gold, silver, perfumes, pearls, Persian pottery, Chinese porcelain, and Arabian crockery. This site contains exceptional archeological and architectural evidence of the development of Swahili culture and commerce, offering important insight into the economic, social and political landscape of the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1571718438425-3ONG5P06WLJZ3H7X12L9/SPI+is+partnering+with+local+female+entrepreneurs+living+near+Kilwa+Kisiwani+to+propel+economic+and+community+development%2C+as+well+as+site+preservation+through+the+WAUMAKI+Kisiwani+project.+The+project+name%2C+WAUMAKI+Kiswani%2C+is+an+acronym+for+WAnawake+Utamaduni%2C+na+MAgofu+KIlwa+Kiswani+loosely+meaning+women%2C+culture%2C+and+ruins+in+the+Swahili+language.+The+women+are+attending+SPI%E2%80%99s+business+school+in+order+to+develop+their+existing+craft+and+culinary+skills%2C+create+new+products+and+recipes%2C+and+train+in+business+and+marketing+techniques.+Currently%2C+this+women+group+sales+look+foods+mainly+to+local+populations+and+research+groups+visiting+the+island.+Under+the+elected+leadership+of+Mwanaisha+Yusuph%2Cthis+women%E2%80%99s+group+will+begin+sales+of+various+cultural+products+under+their+business+association.++Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative+Kilwa+Bonanza+Event. WAUMAKI Kisiwani Heritage Project The Community The site of Kilwa Kisiwani holds tremendous cultural significance to the local community. Beyond this cultural value, Kilwa also has high economic potential as a tourist destination with nearly 3,000 visitors to the site recorded every year. However, living in substantial poverty, the local community in Kilwa is struggling to harness this business potential with the resources available to them. Previous conservation and tourism projects at the site have been unable to provide sustainable jobs. Some produced short-term jobs and benefitted only a small section of the local community who live on the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/556f84d5e4b09af4d3a6c742/1571717256607-I0H0IZEUVF2OF7L7ZAQW/WAUMAKI+Kisiwani+Heritage+Project+in+Tanzania%3A+traditional+cuisine+by+local+women+running+their+own+business+with+the+help+of+Sustainable+Preservation+Initiative%27s+Business+School.+Pickled+mango+with+roasted+fish+made+for+tourists+at+the+archeological+site+of+Kilwa+Kisiwani. WAUMAKI Kisiwani Heritage Project The Project SPI is partnering with local female entrepreneurs living near Kilwa Kisiwani to propel economic and community development, as well as site preservation through the WAUMAKI Kisiwani project. The project name, WAUMAKI Kiswani, is an acronym for WAnawake Utamaduni, na MAgofu KIlwa Kiswani loosely meaning women, culture, and ruins in the Swahili language. 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