Soposo Rainforest Adventures is dedicated to offering a quality adventure tourism experience by promoting both the rich cultural heritage of the native Naso people and the natural beauty and resources found within the Naso area.
With the changes in society and economics forcing many native Naso people leave their villages and traditional culture behind, Soposo Rainforest Adventures will help the Naso learn to value their own culture and natural resources as it is reflected in the eyes of the visitors. This enterprise will allow many community members the chance to use their traditional skills to augment their income and promote the education of traditional ways among the younger generations.
Soposo Rainforest Adventures works in conjunction with several organized community groups including ASOMETRAN, a group dedicated to continuing the use traditional Naso botanical medicine and Damas Unidas Naso, a group of Naso Women that is responsible for organizing the members from all eleven Naso communities to promote the preservation of Naso culture. Several tours offered by Soposo will visit individual Naso communities to participate directly with the members of the community women's group. A portion of all proceeds earned by Soposo Rainforest Adventures will go to the directly to the community groups for necessary supplies (material for traditional costumes, tools for artisan, gas for travel, etc.), wages for active participants, for the continuation of the group, and for a scholarship fund for participating children.
Soposo will organizationally and financially support community clean up projects, Naso language classes, environmental education for both children and adults, tourism/hospitality training for all involved members, reforestation projects and sustainable organic agriculture.
Soposo Rainforest Adventures advocates and promotes conservation as well as health and nutrition in the community by using sustainable and environmentally friendly techniques in all aspects of the business including solar energy, composting latrines, and organic gardens that visitors, as well as local villagers, can enjoy.
