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SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

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

Energy Water Waste Agriculture and Catering Construction

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ENERGY MANAGEMENT

• N o hot w at e r , no a i r c ondit ion ing , LE D l ig ht ing.

• S e ns ibi l ize gu e s ts t o e ne rgy s av ings w it h s ign ings in room s and c om m on are as .

• P roje c t : u s e e ne rg y f rom s ol ar p ane l s .

WATER MANAGEMENT

• Grey water i s f i l tered through a mulch p i t ( f i l t rat ion through p lants ) .

• Exper iment ing compost ing/dr y to i lets .

• The water on the proper ty comes f rom a c lean wel l , making i t dr inkable for

t ravel lers .

WASTE MANAGEMENT

R e duc e

• Doe s n’t s e l l any b e ve rage t hat c om e in d is p os ab le c ont a ine rs ins t e ad of f e rs f re e f i l t ered w at e r t o g u e s ts and nat u ra l ju ic e s, t ry t o b u y in p r ior i t y in b u l k and re f i l l able c ont a ine rs p rodu c t s .

• E nde v ors t o p u rc has e as m u c h as p os s ib le b iode g radab le and re c yc l abl e p rodu c t s .

R e us e

• Organic w as t e i s c om p os t ed, p ac kaging re u s ed, m in im um of t w o n ight s -stay and l ine n are w as he d e v e ry t hre e days .

• M ak e s a l s o t he i r ow n nat u ra l c l e an ing p rodu c t s .

• Col l e c t ed re u s e d yog a m at s .

R e c yc l e

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

AGRICULTURE & CATERING

• F arm and f ood f ore s t t o p rodu c e org anic f ru i t s and v e g etabl es w it h t he int e nt ion t o c re at e a s u s t a inable f ood s u p p l y f or t he k i t c he n b as e d on p e rm ac ul ture p r inc ip l es.

• Of f e rs a v e g e tar ian and s e as onal m e nu at t he re s t aurant.

CONSTRUCTION

• Onl y 1 he c t are ou t of t he 3 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 ve ry l oc a l l ab or .

• U s e d l oc a l and re ne w abl e m at e r ia l w he n p os s ib l e.

• 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.

• Inv ol v e d in s om e e du c at ion, art s , and e nv i ronm e nta l c om m u nity p ro je c t s .

• Of f e rs e du c at ional t ra in ing ab ou t t he p e rm ac ult ure p ro je c t m ore s p e c i f ic a l l y and s hare s s e e ds .

• Val u e s e ac h g u e s t , e m p l oyee and p e rs on he re as an ind iv idu al and e q u al l y im p ort ant p art of La S i re na E c o Hot e l c om b ine d c re at iv e e x pres s ion .

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 .

• P rom ot e e t h ic a l e t not ou r ism .

TRAVELERS’ AWARENESS

• Woof ing v ol u nt eer (e ne rg y e x c hange) op p ort u nit ies av a i l ab le .

• Of f e rs e c o -t our is m ac t iv i t ies t o t rave l ers : v is i t s t o arc hae ol ogica l ru ins /s i tes , ind ig e nous t r ib e s, Tayrona P ark , Va l e nc ia w at e rfa l ls , F l am ing os P ark , ju ng l e h ik ing , s w im m ing and t u b ing on t he t w o r iv e rs , yog a, hors e b ac k r id ing …

• P roje c t : a s e ns ib i l izat ion s ys t em t o inf orm g u e sts in adv anc e ab ou t b e ing m ore re s p ons ible in t he i r w as t e m anag e ment.

• Work ing on re f ore s t ing t he 3 he c t ares p rop e rt y u s ing p e rm ac ulture p rac t ic es.

• 50 he c t are s of s e c ondary f ore s t w e re b ou ght in t he S ie rra N e vada w it h a c ons e rv at ion p u rp os e.

LOCAL HERITAGE & BIODIVERSITY

GREEN MOBILITY

• Onc e ons i t e , g u e st s are inv i t e d t o e n joy m ot or f re e t rans p ort at ion, s u c h u s ing t he i r ow n f e e t ; - )

LA SIRENA ECO HOTEL PA L O MI N O , GUA J I RA P EN I N SU L A , CO L O MBI A

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