The Coopecedral cooperative is comprised of 36 members. Between guiding, cooking, and offering sleeping arrangements there is plenty for the families to work on with regards to tourism. Froilan Díaz Solano is the president of Coopecedral and is the point person with regards to receiving travelers to Cedral. Cedral offers coffee tours, a comfortable private guesthouse, hikes to waterfalls and indigenous burial grounds, meals with local families, and tours to surrounding villages.
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Connessioni Profonde alla Comunità
Coopecedral distributes profits from the tourism to all members of the cooperative. The cooperative model is a great way to democratize tourism dollars and help the community improve it's level of development.
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Tutela Ambientale Attiva
Tourism has helped the community value fragile environmental resources such as natural springs. A few years ago, these natural springs were unprotected but because of the value that tourism brings the community has decided to invest in protecting the clean water source.
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Qualità e Autenticità Eccezionali
Cedral offers dance and cooking workshops. Tourism has helped them value local tradition, and in turn they share it with the people that visit them.