In our beautiful encounter with the women of the community of Punta Arena on the island of Tierra Bomba. 😍

105 women received the menstrual cup from @kindfootprint in collaboration with @organicup

Now, these women started to take care of their bodies, take care of their pockets and take care of the Planet!
Thank you @estebanchampion from @feedthebarrios for making all this possible!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

♥ ♥ ♥

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During the socialization and environmental education process, the community was asked to follow 3 steps to mitigate plastic pollution on beaches, trails, and marshes.

Thanks to our #Guardaplayas, and our alliance with the @guadia_ambiental_colombia, Asocomangle, and @fundacion_bahia the proposal was very well accepted by the community.

These steps are:

1. Separate waste at home.
2. Do not burn or bury waste.
3. Keep the surroundings of the house clean at all times.

During this week of Permaculture, awareness, socialization and environmental education, we also created a mural of #Mapare collected in beach clean-ups together with our @amigosdelmar @marion.ve

We celebrate our recycling station #2 in the beautiful community of punta arena, with a beach clean up, where 21 volunteers participated  and collected:

-Ordinary: 28.61 Kg

-Glass: 8.16 Kg

-Profitable: 14.86 kg

This clean-up was carried out from the new Mapare mural in the community, passing through the recycling stations 2 and 1 and ending at the @NamasteBeachClub hotel facilities where we carry out constant beach cleaning and environmental education work in the community. 

People passing around the place will already have a station available to deposit plastic, glass, metal, and plastic wrap in an orderly manner, as both the #guardaplayas, @veoliacartagena, and #Asocomangle, make sure to collect, weigh, the materials that are deposited here and also keep the stations clean.

Thank you #FundacionCocaCola
and @CocaColaCol for joining Ecopazifico!

La comunidad de Punta Arena en Tierra Bomba ya cuenta con su segunda estación de reciclaje. En ella se proponen 3 pasos para evitar la polución de plásticos en playas, senderos y ciénagas.

Agradecemos a @CocaColaCo #fundacionCocaCola https://t.co/xVI3V9smJJ pic.twitter.com/FbTmoeYJt8

— Eco Pazifico (@EcoPazifico) August 2, 2021

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Today we welcome AUDIFARMA as a sponsor of our organization.

Thanks to this support we have been able to continue our educational programs and beach cleanup operations.
That is why we are enormously grateful to the company Audifarma, for understanding how important it is to keep the beaches clean and joining our efforts.

Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!

Check out our clean up!

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After numerous meetings and visits to the territory, we finally managed to formulate a pilot project, to finally design how the culture of recycling can generate an alternative economic income for people who live in remote communities such as those of the Colombian coasts.

This project is about giving the opportunity to 6 members of the community that we called THE BEACH RANGERS.

We proposed, to turn this program into a proper study, so that we could evaluate, the actual amounts of recyclable materials washing ashore with the tides, and how to wash them, transform them and commercialize them in the territory without having to transport anything to Buenaventura or other inland cities. 

This study is helping us evaluate how to create a business model that benefits these communities in an economical way and also helping to mitigate plastic pollution.

We are inviting different brands and national and international companies to support the work of our BEACH RANGERS, thanking them for keeping the beaches of the Colombian Pacific clean and healthy with the sponsorship of gear, drinks, snacks, or anything you would like to offer them for doing this work!

Different brands, companies and people have already responded to this call:

CATALINA PATIÑO @catalinapatinoa and MARIA JULIANA MORALES @mariajulianamorales, who traveled from Bogotá to Juanchaco with a whole bunch of clothes and gifts that they collected from their friends, Thank you so much for this!

DANIELA URIBE @danyuribe25.

The company COLOMBINA @colombinaoficial, which has supported us so much, also sent snacks so that the BEACH RANGERS have energy during their days.

KURIWAJI @kuriwaji, a brand of ancestral medicines in Bogotá, Expresses their gratitude to the BEACH RANGERS with superfood capsules so that every day they are healthy, strong and with very high defenses.

So, if you have a brand or a company that want to send recognition to our team, for being the coolest in Juanchaco, please contact us at: info@ecopazifico.org

The support of RECON and their allies also consists of implementing 5 more recycling stations, which give continuity to our eco-trail project, THE MAPARE ROUTE, and which provide both habitants and visitors, the opportunity to dispose their recyclables in a proper manner.

These are:

• Plastic
• Glass
• Metal
• And Styrofoam

Although CARTON is also a recyclable waste, it does not apply in regions as humid as those of the Pacific, it disintegrates in just a few days. That`s is why we recommend to the population, to put it in the compost and use it in the garden.

From February 24 to March 1^st, we hosted the first of the five Permaculture action weeks in this program.

The wonderful team of INSIDE HUB @insidehub, with our wonderful humanitarian clown TALYA WEINBERG @weinbergtalya and permaculture teacher DROR NOY @freedror accompanied this educational process, by educating the children in the community about the importance of identifying the different types of waste that is generated in their community.

From Monday to Friday as extracurricular activities, the children learned through music, theater, Acro Yoga, dance, art, and collection of MAPARE, (Material to Revive) the importance of separating waste, RECYCLABLE, ORGANIC and SANITARY, with methodologies such as Social Clown, Circle work, Art of Hosting, Multiple Intelligences, Chaordic Model, Mindfulness, and Dragon Dreaming.

We also began the installation of recycling station #4, and the first one of the 5 stations! which today you can find on the street of the “Antenna” in Juanchaco.

This station was built by Jhonny and Oscar, workers from the recycled plastic lumber factory: ECOPLASTICOS El TRÉBOL.

They understand the important work that Ecopazifico does to protect the beaches and they also understand the importance  of protecting our jungels, and forests by replacing conventional wood with construction materials such as recycled  plastic lumber made with post-consumer plastic that is collected and recycled from different companies of the region.

To celebrate this first week, 11 volunteers from different parts of Colombia joined us  to clean the beach of MEDIA PLAYA, in alliance with our friends from the spectacular CASA AZUL HOSTAL.

In just one day we managed to collect approximately 300 kilos of Styrofoam, Plastic, Flip Flops, glass, and metals.

We are immensely grateful to the formidable volunteers who at the last minute decided to join our clean up.

We also want to give special thanks to the BOTANICAL PARK LA DESPENSITA, for opening their home and hear to our project.

On the Sunday of this spectacular week, we ceased with a beautiful educational and artistic activity with the MAPARE RANGERS (kids) who received their awards for their participation, good behavior and commitment during the permaculture action week.  

We also want to express our gratitude  to the entire community for demonstrating more interest and support in this process, and to  all the institutions, companies, and people who collaborate and donate so that Ecopazifico’s operations flow with ease and grace.

Check out how we did:

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• @seguimelacorriente
• @swwgonzalez
• @stefanyg1316
• @alrozave
• @erikarr17
• @bowsnbows.co
• @valentinamarinb
• @kathegg10
• GUILLERMO ANDRES MENESES RIOS

Check it out:

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THANK YOU ¡!!

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Today THE BEACH is an Eco-Hotel, directed towards a Zero waste philosophy working with the hand of the the community councils, for the protection and conservation of the natural resources of the island. The Beach Hotel sponsors educational environmental programs at the local school, and has become an admirable example for the community and entrepreneurs that have been getting interested on the island since the recent years.

The Hotel counts with different beach clubs, for spending time, with friends or family, in unique installations on white sand, super good music, espectacular gardens, and a huge aditorium tree where you can do yoga meditation or any holistic practice.

During this phase, The Beach Hotel, also launched two new amazing ecotouristic activities: You can now come to the hotel via KAYAK departing from Boca Grande, and make your arrival 100% ecological , and you can also go do BIRD WATCHING a new program organized with the community council of Punta Arena, The Montesori School of Cartagena, The Colombian Navy, the scientist Nathaly Devia, and Ecopazifico’s logistic support.

We feel extremely blessed to be part of the beautiful family, and be able to make magic with this permaculture project that grows and blooms along the community each day more.

Stay tuned if you want to join this permaculture program when you visit the Caribbean coast of Colombia and have unique ecotouristic activities in paradise.

Visit: www.thebeachcartagena.com

Check out the full album in Facebook:
https://web.facebook.com/pg/ecopazifico/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2432739550343878

Download PDF with the full report in Spanish here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B-dB_nqBHF4i6CRlxMKl8NGtKb3YIVrp/view

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Designed by amazing guest artist @CVAZ https://www.facebook.com/CvazVillalba

We are also now working with amazing scientist Nathaly Devia from Bogota, who just came back from China from designing and illustrating 18 new science children books! Just that!! 🙂
She is a genious and we feel so blessed to have her in our team.
She is not only coordinating Hotel operations, but also making sure the recycling system at the hotel is on point! We will give you an update about that really soon!

Thanks to Mitzy May and Juan pablo Duran for inviting all of us in your Eco/hotel and allowing us to have this experience together!
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This colorful beach plastic was picked during past beach clean ups in Tierra Bomba and now finally used for this beautiful piece in honor of this very important pollinators: The
Hummingbirds.

The school also has a new compost space, a new #Ecobrick Bench and a clear proposal to create a garden and get integrated to the local recylcing system in order to protect the Ecosistems through enviromental education.

This Mural opens a new scenario to the island Ecotourism, a new BIRD WATCHING experience is about to begin. Stay tuned if you want to participae in this ecoturistic activities in the paradise island of Tierra Bomba and be part of the permaculture program when you visit the Caribbean coast of Colombia.

visit : https://www.thebeachcartagena.com/ To make a reservation and stay in one of the most beautiful eco beach clubs on earth.

Full report of reycling system at School
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1M_6LoArJFstn4rW6lcnUa1CrtorpBUgw

View album in facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/ecopazifico/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2426213504329816

Video “The Making of the Hummingbird”coming soon! Subscribe to our youtube channel here to watch it!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4m2cztPBjSok6AWIxwbgcA

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Did you know ROGERWATERS band mates and friends are also wearing #MAPARE necklaces from @eco_pazifico? Here we are at @nongmopaleovapedaddy420 show at @armandorecords in Bogota before the big night! Thank you for hosting us and pimping yourselves with #MAPARE!

#handpicked #beachcleanup #itsastatement #newfriends:

@gusseyffert, @juliana_rt, @andreantoinette, @ezaricos,

#werock #literally

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The most famous salsa show in the world is called DELIRIO: MADE IN CALI COLOMBIA BABY!

This circus hosts the most talented salsa dancers in the world. For this seasons show, Johan Paredes, the art director of the stage, wanted to give it the environmental Pacific touch. So, Ecopazifico got invited to give a touch of environmentalism to the show.

We installed 2 of our big eco-sculptures made by Miryam Herrera.

#DORALAPATOJA

#DELIRIALAPALOMADELAPAZ. 

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