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Eco Beach
Lima, Peru
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If you fancy going all eco on your next holiday, green-washing your conscience of environmental guilt, Eco Truly Park might be the place. Located on the west-coast of Peru, this ecovillage accommodates visitors from all over the world, offering practical as well as theoretical classes in organic farming.
The park was founded on a sandy, coastal site, that has been transformed into a self-sufficient farm fuelled by over twenty years of collaborative work by the permanent residents and volunteers. Its success lends some credence to the community’s claims that their ecological approach could provide an alternative model for solving the extreme rural poverty suffered by many of Peru’s population. Unlike other ecovillages, the community has come up with a rather whimsical way of building its houses. Inspired by Indian spiritual ideals, the park consists of about 30 cone-shaped buildings called “Trulys”. While the name’s etymology is unclear, the special form of each building is supposedly thought to preserve energy in its centre, but in less spiritual terms, the tall vented volumes provide effective natural air conditioning, keeping the shelters pleasantly cool at night. Decorated with Indian-inspired motifs, the dwellings are made from local materials including mud, stone, reclaimed wood and even glass bottles. p (sf)
Photos: previous page and building details, courtesy Santiago Stucchi Portocarrero; beach view, courtesy Eco Truly Park.
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