COLOR DE HORMIGA HOSTEL BA RI CHA R A , SA N TA N DER , CO L O MB I A

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SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

Social Responsibility Local Development Travelers’ awareness Local Heritage & Biodiversity Green Mobility

Energy Waste Water Agriculture and Catering Construction

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ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Reducing consumption:

• N o hot w at e r , no a i r c ondit ion ing , l ow c ons u m p tion b u l b s, do not u s e dry ing m ac hine b u t nat u ra l s o l ar l ig ht .

• P roje c t s :

Better sensibil ize guests to energy savings with signings.

Replace the motor water pump with a solar pump.

WATER MANAGEMENT

Water treatment:

• B l ac k w at er i s f i l t ered t hrou g h s e p t ic t ank .

• G re y Wat er are re u s e d t o w at e r t he g arde n.

Reducing consumption:

• N o hot w at e r , w at e r s av ing s ys t e ms in b at hroom , re g u l ar m aint e nance.

• P roje c t s :

Better sensibil ize guests to energy savings with signings and start to use.

Collect rainwater.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Reduce:

• Try t o s e l l b e v e rage in g l as s c ont a ine rs as m u c h as p os s ib l e t o av oid p l as t ic .

• Of f e r f re e f i l t ered w at e r t o g u e s ts .

• Le nd and s e l l t e x t i l e b ag s t o av oid u s ing p l as t ic b ag s .

Reuse:

• Org anic w as t e s e rv e s as f ood f or t he t u rt l es and / or i s c om p os t ed.

• P l as t ic w as t e are c o l l e c ted and int e g rated int o c ons t ru c t ion.

• Col l e c t re s t of g u e s ts ’ s oap s t o re u s e t he m t o w as h l ine n.

Recycle:

• R e c yc l ab le w as t e are s ort e d ou t and c o l l e c t ed b y t he c i t y .

AGRICULTURE & CATERING

• B u y p rodu c e s c u l t iv ated in t he are a f rom l oc a l f arm e rs.

• S e rve and s e l l organic c of f e e.

• U s e org anic f ru i t s f rom t he hot e l nat u ra l re s e rv e f or g u e sts c ons u m p tion.

CONSTRUCTION

• Onl y 1 he c t are ou t of t he 2 9 he c t ares i s oc c u p ied b y t he e c o -hot el p ro je c t .

• Worke d e x c l us ivel y w it h l oc a l l ab or and t e c hniq ues .

• Try t o u s e l oc a l and re ne w able m at e r ia l w he n p os s ib le, f or e x am pl e b u i l d ing ram m e d e art h w al l s .

• U s e d re s p ons ibl e c ons t ru c t ion w ood f rom p l ant at ion and f a l l e n t re e s.

• R e s p ect of nat ional l e g is lat ions , s e x t raf f ic k ing p re v e nt ion.

• Col l e c t b ot t l e t op s f or c har i t y .

• S u p port t he e nv i ronm ent al - fr iendl y c ine m a “ Fe s t iv er ” f e s t iva l b y of f e r ing c he ap ac c om m odat ion t o s om e of t he org anizat ion s t af f m e m b ers and v is i t ors .

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

• E m p l oys l oc a l s t af f , g u ides and art is ans w it h t he int e nt ion of f a i r t rade .

• We l com e l oc a l s t u de nts in t ou r is m t o do t he i r int e rns h ips and p ay f or t he i r t rans p ort at ion c os t s .

• S e l l l oc a l handc raf t w it hou t t ak ing c om m is s ions, de c orat ion w it h l oc a l art .

TRAVELERS’ AWARENESS

• P rom ot e e c o -t ou r ism ac t iv i t ies t o t rav e l ers s u c h as :

Typical handcraft workshops : earth rammed construction ( tapia pisada), stones carving, recycled paper, textile weaving…

Natural activities : trekking, bike mountain, bird -watching, adventure sports…

• P roje c t : B e t ter s e ns ib i l i ze g u e sts t o s u s t a inabl e p rac t ic es of t he hot e l w it h s ig n ings and p rov id ing inf orm at ion.

• Cons e rv at ion p rog ram f or t he 2 9 he c t are s of s e c ondary f ore s t , w i l l s oon b e p art of a nat ional ne t w ork of nat u ra l re s e rve s “ R e s Nat ur ” w w w .resnatur .org.c o

• P roje c t : w i l l op e n a s m al l re s t au rant t o of f e r de g u stat ion of t he f am ou s l oc a l “ S al s a de Horm ig a Col ona” (s au c e p re p ared w it h ant s ) f rom ant s of t he hot e l nat u ra l re s e rv e.

• N o c om m e rc ia l izat ion or u s e of p rohib i ted f au na & f l ora or c u l t u ra l art i f ac ts .

LOCAL HERITAGE & BIODIVERSITY

GREEN MOBILITY

• P rom ot e t re k k ing t rac k s and b ic yc l e p rov ide rs .

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