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about us - mission
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The Huayhuash Development Center (Centro Desarrollo Huayhuash) is a non-profit civil association that is based in Huaraz and Chiquian. We are
a group of leaders from the communities that lie in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the departments of Ancash, lima and Huanuco in Perú (see map).
Our organization was formed in November of 2002 with the idea of creating a group of regional leaders in the Cordillera Huayhuash to confront and resolve
the development issues that we have in our area. We hope that in the future, that all the communities of the Cordillera Huayhuash in the three departments
of Huanuco, Lima, and Ancash will be working together.
Our Mission: To support regional development and community participation in the process of adequate management of the resources within the Cordillera Huayhuash and the surrounding area at a local, national, and international level.
Specificially our objectives include:
To make a map (an inventory) of the natural, socio-economic, and cultural resources in the area.
To carry out environmental monitoring of watersheds with and without mining activity.
Carry out a socio-economic study (questionaires and analysis) of the residents of the region.
Develop a database of cultural resources including folklore, celebrations, local foods, legends and myths, local dress, and natural medicines.
Lay a foundation for the development of resources in the region in a sound and sustainable manner.
 see Mapping Project for more informacion.
We are grateful that you have visited our site and hope that you find our ideas interesting.
Gracias -
El Centro Desarrollo Huayhuash
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