Smallholder Agriculture and the Manu NP Buffer Zone
Kosñipata Valley context
Preinca Matsigenka and Harakmbut, Inca colonization and coca farms, European rubber barons in the 19th century, sugar haciendas, 1955 completion of road to Pilcopata, Velasco's agrarian land reform (1969), timber boom, present day pineapple, rice, plantain and yuca production, some wild bamboo harvested for Cusco construction, ecotourism to Manu and elsewhere, future completion of road improvements and connection to national electric grid.
Road leading down to Pilcopata, Atalaya, Salvación, Shintuya, and Boca Manú. The road was first surveyed in 193? by a Swedish engineer. Completed in 1950's with a resultant surge in colonists.
Landslide on said road. The road is currently being improved to prevent such occurrences and allow for more and heavier traffic which will bring new opportunities for easier access to agricultural markets, greater ability to extract timber, and increased flow of tourists to Manu and ecolodges. The road improvement market is coupled with the extension of power lines to connect the towns to the national grid. Currently the valley is supplied by a municipal hydroelectric plant that provides
Colonos
Santa Rosa de Huacaria
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