![]() The residents of El Almacen, a small village in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, have opened their world to ecotourists so that they and the nature around them can survive. ![]() Other partners include Slow Food México, an NGO working to preserve local food cultures. Project partner: Rutopia, an ecotourism startup, which connects travelers to Mexico's rural communities and reinvests the revenues in projects such as this. Project size: The Mujeres Milenarias is made up of about 40 people. Project implementation: The Mujeres Milenarias ("Millenial Women"), a local community organisation set up to preserve the pulque tradition, plant agaves in a special formation, so their roots form nets that keep water and nutrients in the soil. Project aim: Save the tradition of making pulque, a drink made from the sap of the agave, reclaim eroded soil and prevent future soil erosion in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
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