The result of over 8 months of work in 2011 and 2012, the Diagnostico of the Huayopata district of La Convencion is now available online! You can read the summary of the document here . The document provides a comprehensive picture of not only the diverse current situation in Huayopata, ranging from the high Andean community of Panticalle, to the cloud rainforest capital, Huyro, but also of the concerns of the population for the future. It therefore enables the reader to identify exactly what each community believes is the key to a better future, as well as their current socio-economic reality. Key sectors analysed in the document include: – Electrification rates – Access to potable water – Waste disposal methods – Suggestions from residents on greatest problems their communities face – Existing and potential tourism activities – Malnutrition rates – General population health indicators – Education levels – Housing conditions – Geographic and climatic information – Socio-economic conditions of residents – Modes of household income This is a public document, and a full hard copy can be found in the Municipalidad de Huyro. For further information, including translations, please contact peru@projects-abroad.org or timdewinter@projects-abroad.org

Fortunato, poses with three of his children in front of his house, located in the community of Panticalle, around 4000m above sea level in Huayopata, La Convencion, Cusco.