Over 10 years ago, a G.A.P Adventures tour leader met a local Ecuadorian jungle guide by the name of Delfin Pauchi. Delfin invited this tour leader and G.A.P Adventures group to his home in the Amazon where he and his family gave them the opportunity to experience their way of life.

Because this was such a positive experience for both Delfin’s family and the travellers, we developed a working relationship and over the years, many G.A.P Adventures groups have experienced life with Delfin, his wife Estela and their six children. With initial suggestions and training from Peace Corps Volunteers and continued support from G.A.P Adventures, Delfin and Estela developed “Cabañas Pimpilala” and are now able to offer memorable homestays for our travellers as part of G.A.P Adventure’s Inland & Amazon tour.

When G.A.P Adventures first started visiting the Cando Community, the children of the community had to walk several hours to get to school, but with the help of G.A.P Adventures and the members of the community, a school was built in the Cando Community and Delfin’s wife, Estela was the very first teacher there. Today, twenty children between the ages of 6 and 12 attend this school. Estela continues to teach and now receives wages from the Ecuadorian government.

Planeterra Donation Breakdown
2007: Our donation of $2,000 will help to fix the plumbing system and provide water to the school.

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