I have helped to develop, build and establish a sustainable tourism destination in the Rural Ecuadorian Andes. The Village of Chugchilan now has a new viable economy based on tourism.
Chugchilan, Cotopaxi, ECUADOR
That Chugchilan can keep the dream alive and sustainable.
My wife, Michelle Kirby, and I created a sustainable tourist destination in the rural Andean village of Chugchilan by building the Black Sheep Inn and promoting the entire area as a Destination. There were no tourist facilities when we moved here in 1994. Tourism now provides a new economy for one of the poorest areas in Ecuador. There are now 3 hotels, several horseback riding businesses, guides, a transportation cooperative, a women's knitting coop, a girls Andean folk dance troupe, employment, public library/computer learning center, recycling center, phone service, over 100% more buses and benefits to schools, water system and health clinic.
