19th September 2016
More climbing in Huayllay!
Here’s another video of climbers bouldering in Huayllay!
27th August 2016
Climbing in Huayllay
Need another reason to fall in love with Peru? The Cordillera’s are also rock climber’s paradise. Check out this video from the climbers in Huayllay District.
2nd May 2016
Project Cordillera’s Catalyst Program: Communications Officer
Overview: Supporting our media, digital, and campaign work, the Communications Officer’s main tasks will involve crafting and pitching stories to the media, creating engaging campaign content, writing copy for editorial, web, and social media, and liaising with stakeholders. We are looking for someone who is full of ideas, creative, displays excellent writing skills, and has […]
19th January 2016
The Evolution of Project Cordillera
It’s hard to tell what ideas will come to. They normally pop like bubbles on the breeze and disappear as quickly as they arrived. Sitting in a Peruvian cafe with Sam Williams – the co-founder of Project Cordillera – in 2013, the idea to start a social enterprise seemed as innocuous as any other daft […]
18th February 2015
Perú: Mountain Country
Perú: Mountain Country This week marks the publication of Perú: Mountain Country, a bilingual study on the affects of climate change on the Cordilleras of Perú. Produced by Perú’s Ministry of Environment (MINAM), and written in both Spanish and English, the report provides a storyboard capturing how environmental change is affecting the lives of people […]
27th June 2014
Project Cordillera’s Approach to Sustainable Tourism
Andean Alliance’s Community Centre in the foothills of the Andes Project Cordillera is a group of adventurous professionals motivated by the idea that tourism can be a mutually beneficial experience for both visitors and locals of a place. This idea is represented by the phrase “sustainable tourism,” a type of development that seeks to maximize […]
14th May 2014
Meet the Mountains: Huascarán
The Cordillera Blanca stretches over a vast area 180km long and 21km wide with 33 major peaks over 5500m. An area this huge offers a great variety of outstanding beauty, and, of course, each peak boasts its own unique charm and incredible story. Standing tall at 6768m, Huascarán looms over the surrounding area. The highest […]
9th May 2014
Sometimes life…
Sometimes life puts an obstacle in your path. Sometimes small, little things that can be easily overcome. Sometimes bigger and sometimes unexpected. Sometimes you can see them coming from miles away and sometimes you inexplicably fall into them. Travelling condenses this down to a barrage of nuisances. Mountaineering then reduces it to an almost binary […]
2nd May 2014
What to do when you’re not climbing a mountain
Eat to your heart’s content With a remarkably original and varied cuisine, influenced by Italian, Chinese, African and Spanish traditions, combined with techniques and flavours of indigenous foods, Peru is truly heaven for the gourmand in all of us. From world class restaurants to authentic street food, Peru offers you umpteen opportunities to overindulge. Tempt […]
