Community: Ccoñamuro
President of village council: Eucebio Juchasara Merina
Secretary: Marcelino Timoteo Garcia Yana
Treasurer: Fabian Yucra Mamani
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Basic Services
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Does the community have electricity?: Yes
Does the community have potable water?: Yes
Does the community have a sewer system?: Yes
Does the community pick up their trash?: No
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Health
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How many children have passed away within the last year?: 0
What were their illnesses?: NA
How many mothers have passed away within the last year?: 0
How many families have potable water?: All the families
How many families have latrines?: All the families
What type of health problems are the most common in the community?: Fever, colds and the flu.
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Health Services
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The nearest health service is how far away (hours, by foot, by car, etc.)?: 30 minutes by foot (depending on your health (Tinke).
The health service is what type of establishment (hospital, health center, health clinic, etc.)?: Health Center
What are the principal complaints from the community about the health services?: The principal complaint is that the villagers recieve poor treatment from the health center.
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Food
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What do the people in the community eat?: Vegetables - Carrot, onion, cabbage, lettuce, potato, corn.
Dairy products - Milk and cheese
Meat - Guinea Pigs, chicken, pork
Note: During the dry season many of the vegetables are bought at the market.
How many families have fruit and vegetable gardens?: 0`
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Education
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Is there a school in the community? Until what grade?: Yes. Until 4th grade.
Is there a secondary school (middle school)? Until what grade?: No. The majority of children go to Tinke to continue their education.
What are the main complaints about education services?: The main complaint concerning education is the poor quality of education.
How many fathers can read and write?: Approximately 90%
How many mothers can read and write?: Approximately 70%
How many fathers can speak Spanish?: Approximately 100%
How many mothers can speak Spanish?: Approximately 50%
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Communications and Accessibility
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Is it possible to reach the community by car or truck?: Yes
How far away is the nearest road, highway (hours)?: NA
Does the community have telephone access?: No
Does the community have internet access?: No
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Land Tenure
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How many hectares does a family use on average?: 5 hectares
How many hectares does the community have?:
How many hectares are dedicated to communal areas (for the community)?: 3 hectares
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Water and Land Resources
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How does the community manage or handle (animal) grazing?: At the community level it does not exist. However, the majority of land has been divided into plots of land among the villagers. Therefore, it depends on the individual, but many practice rotational grazing.
Is there rotational grazing?: Yes
How many rangelands or separations of pastures are there?: NA
Is there water for irrigation? Is it sufficient?: Yes. Yes
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Water and Land Resources
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How, or from what do the people in the community make/earn money?: The inhabitants earn their revenue from selling the produce from their fields and animals.
How do the majority of men earn money?: The source of income for the men is comes from various activities related to tourism and carrying out construction projects for the Municipality.
What else do they do to earn money?: Tourist activities (porters and other services)
How do the majority of women earn money?: The main source of income for the women is selling handicrafts and artwork.
What else do they?: The women dedicate much of their to household activities (such as child rearing, cleaning, etc.). They also help their husbands in the field.
Is there a market in the community? How often?: No
What are the principal products that are sold in the market?: NA
Where do the inhabitants/people from the community take their products to sell outside of the community?: The inhabitants travel to Tinke to sell their products.
What are the principal products the villagers sell there?: The principal products they sell are several different varieties of potato, cheese, and several different types of meat (alpaca, cattle, etc.)
What other economic activities are there in the community (community, artisanry, mining, lumber, etc.)?: Handicrafts and artwork (Mainly textiles, such as ponchos, scarves, gloves, etc.)
Approximately, how many weeks (or months) per year do men work outside the community?: The men usually spend around 90 days working outside of the community, which corresponds with the dry season.
What are the principal problems for the community to (in order) to sell their products?: The principal problems are the poor quality of thier products and plagues (illnesses) that attack their plants and affect their harvest and the quality.
What are the best opportunities for the business (commerce) of the products of the community?: The best opportunities for the commerce of their products is improve the quality and to prevent plagues of their plants.
What institutions work in the community?: ANDES
Plan Meriss INKA
Ccaijo
What type of work (projects) do these organizations carry out?: ANDES is mainly involved in the training and support of improving the use of traditional medicinal plants and guinea pig farms.
Plan Meriss INKA is working with several communities in the area to build an irrigation canal.
Ccaijo mainly works with the community in the training of animal husbandry (large and small animals).
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