Heading to the Heart of the Peruvian Amazon: Iquitos by Boat
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Heading to the Heart of the Peruvian Amazon: Iquitos by Boat

To travel by boat through the Amazon is to travel into an isolated world. It requires ultimate surrender, and constant vigilance. Surrender, because nothing is certain in this riverine world of floating houses, mestizo magic, and pink dolphins. Departure time is irrelevant, if the boat even leaves at all. Vigilance, because everyone, and everything, will […]

Co-Inspiration: Ignite Experience empowers international entrepreneurs and rural community in Elqui Valley
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Co-Inspiration: Ignite Experience empowers international entrepreneurs and rural community in Elqui Valley

Valle Del Elqui, Chile’s mellow toned, mystical and tranquil gem received 13 international entrepreneurs from Startup Chile. The Ignite Experience was a weekend of exchanging knowledge, inspiring and being inspired by the community and the children of Tierra y Valle. Tierra y Valle is a cultural and sustainability education center  connecting children to nature and […]

The University of the Universe: Waltzing into the Unknown
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The University of the Universe: Waltzing into the Unknown

Conventional wisdom holds that the road to success is a stable, structured, pre-approved, pre-designated life path. However, I have noticed many people find themselves trembling with anxiety in the midst of what has been called an “existential crisis.” As a result, an emergence of pathfinders, wayshowers, and paradigm innovators have been swelling to the surface, […]

Transformational Travel: A Permaculture Service-Learning Adventure in the Himalayas
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Transformational Travel: A Permaculture Service-Learning Adventure in the Himalayas

How can Permaculture revolutionize Tourism? Is it possible to travel and still leave a net-positive impact on the planet? How can you have a deeply unique cultural experience, learn, and serve communities at the same time? All of these questions will be explored in these monthly blog posts, as I report my experiences with the […]

Visiting Permaculture and Plant Medicine Impact Centers in the Amazon – David Casey
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Visiting Permaculture and Plant Medicine Impact Centers in the Amazon – David Casey

Temple of the Way of Light & Chaikuni Institute are partner Impact Centers located deep in the Peruvian Amazon. The Temple is focused on inner healing.  We came by way of airplane into Iquitos, the largest city in the world that is not connected by road to the outside. Iquitos feels like the Wild West […]

Who’s Really Sharing? Exploring the Sharing Economy & Its Potential for Growth.
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Who’s Really Sharing? Exploring the Sharing Economy & Its Potential for Growth.

“For all its troubling externalities, the sharing economy is largely heralded as a “return to the village,” an ahistoric utopia where we were friends with all of our trusted neighbors, lived in harmony with nature, and wanted not to consume, but to share. (Never mind that this is not new at all—sharing and homesteading are […]

The Cosmic Gathering You Don’t Want to Miss
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The Cosmic Gathering You Don’t Want to Miss

In 2014, NuMundo’s Earth Odyssey welcomed in the new year for the second time at Cosmic Convergence Festival. We were blessed to meet, exchange and share knowledge with a diverse range of organizations, artists, and even Mayan elders by the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Now in 2017, for the fifth consecutive year, we will […]