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DÚRIKA: EcoAldea Integral Autosuficiente Protecting 8500 hectares of tropical cloud forest, for the present and future generations |
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Motivated because of environmental deterioration and the
conditions of the area, a group of professional Costa Ricans founded The
Durika Association of Agricultural and Cultural Development, over time
and due to legal necessities the Association was converted into the
current organization, named The Pro Conservation Foundation of the
Durika Biological Reserve, known locally as the ‘Durika Foundation’. The community started originally with 50 members;
currently the community has over 100 members of different nationalities.
An average of 30 people live permanently in the community.
Other members develop diverse activities in favor of the
community in different parts of Costa Rica and the world.
Professionals in different disciplines form this dynamic group of
individuals, those of which decided to create a self sufficient
community in a remote area, they opted for the Buenos Aires area for
different reasons: the
first reason was the existence of the last of Cabécar and Bribrí
indigenous population;
Secondly, that the area offered all of the ideal
characteristics to make this project a challenge with the ideal of
conservation and protection. When
the group was formed in 1989, a rigorous program of training was
developed, during this period the members lived together and received
training in different areas such as:
survival and orientation in the mountain, first aid, nutrition,
meditation, yoga, exercise, walking and others, also basic skills were
learnt such as sewing, baking, construction and many other activities
that are part of life in the mountains. Men and women transported all of the materials
necessary for the construction of the community.
For a few years, the community stayed isolated from the exterior
world and was only accessible by foot.
Recently the community opened a route allowing access to
visitors. The community grew step by step until achieving what at the
present time is a successful self sufficient, organic community,
characterized by people living peacefully together, mutual respect, hard
work, love of nature and human beings; characteristics that have been
essential in the way of life of each of the members of the community. The community is not a political group or a
religious group. The
community is committed to help in the protection of nature and the
environment, especially in the area; also to contribute in a positive
way to culture, giving emphasis especially to Costa Rican culture, over
time new members of other cultures also give their support to the
project, in this way, with example, inspire others so that they too can
continue in the search for a better way of life on our planet.
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