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Map of Vegan Communities in Ecuador (South America) (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 11 months ago by hanging_tomatoes@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/permaculture@lemmy.world

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Where can I find a directory of vegan communities in Ecuador?

I'm currently eating a mostly raw vegan diet, and I'm trying to transition to more of a fruitarian diet. But living in Northern Europe, the fruit options here are very limited. I've learned about a few vegan communities in Ecuador that I'd like to visit, but information about them is sparse.

I'm going on a trip to South America soon to visit Ecuador. I've tried googling for "vegan ecuador," but most of the results are just about restaurants. I don't care much for capitalism, eating at a restaurant, or "eco-tourism" (veganism isn't a diet!). I am looking to learn about vegan projects in Ecuador, possibly joining a vegan intentional community there.

But first, to plan my trip, I'd like to get a list of all the vegan intentional communities in Ecuador.

Are there any lists of actual vegan communities in Ecuador?

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[–] illustrious_fruit@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Eco-Libre's website has a map of vegan intentional communities in Ecuador:

https://www.eco-libre.org/vegan-communities-ecuador/


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The map shows 11 communities: 7 strictly-vegan plus 4 vegetarian (or mostly-vegetarian) communities. Some of them are clustered together, so it's hard to see without zooming-in, but the link above has an interactive map and lists all the communities with links to their websites for more info.

Most of them are located in the Amazon and are focused on reforestation or conservation of some kind. Many are raw vegan or high-raw or fruit-based (much of the volunteer work appears to be dedicated to growing fruit tree forests).

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ecuador's tropical climate is perfect for fruitarians - you'll find mangos, papayas, and exotic fruits like chirimoya that we just cant get fresh in Europe.

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not to mention that being on the east side of a very tall mountain range makes a lot of sense as climate change accelerates. Though none of the fruits that you listed tend to do well in the Amazon... Mango (Mangifera indica) requires a distinct dry season in order to bear fruit unless you plant the Jim West Miracle Mango which is exactly the opposite in that the more rain it gets, the more it fruits, even twice in one year if there is no dry season at all. Papaya in rainforest clay would require all of the vegetation cleared from around it and preferably replaced by gravel or asphalt in order to avoid root-rot that kills >90% of plants before they bear fruit. Chirimoya (Annona cherimola) requires 50-100 hours below 13°C in order to reliably set fruit, so the nice folks in Limón might get it to work, but anyone at a lower elevation would be better off planting the native Rollinia mucosa instead.