diego-ecoswell

Algarrobo and Dry Forest Conservation in Northern Peru

29,000 hectares of dry forest are lost each year in Piura, northern Peru. Shocking statistics such as these tend to refer to large areas of the Amazon rainfores...

Green Piedritas Project, house by house visits, February-March 2019

Spectacular video created by our Reforestation/Conservation intern, @Ezra Kraus from Massachusetts, USA, that shows some of the activities we have carried out w...

Why does time fly at EcoSwell?

I’m Ivy, and I’ve been working as an NGO Management intern for the past two weeks. One thing I discovered early on during my stay at EcoSwell is that time doesn...

Trail Blazing Piedritas Verde

The team sets off on a journey into the dry forest Hello! My name is Ezra Kraus, I’m a recent college graduate of the University of Puget Sound with a Bachelor’...

Your upvotes planted these trees. Lets plant more together

It is treetuesday and I decided to plant a couple of trees here in Lobitos, Peru. The tree planting efforts are part of the Steem forest project. Where we on th...

The Search for Sustainable Surfing at Lobitos, Peru - EcoSwell Director’s Note

Ramón Espinoza barreling deep at the final heat of the Volcom “El Hueco” 2018 competition at Lobitos, Peru. An oil rig looms at the distance on the far right co...

Tree planting with upvotes. How we can help offset our foot print

Hey everyone, I was a bit rushed this morning. Being summer here, early is better when it comes to getting things done. Hit the local market before it got too h...

My first 2 weeks experience in Lobitos

The road next to EcoSwell’s Zion Sunset Dry Forest Hi, I´m India. As of today, I have been in Lobitos for two weeks, though it seems like it’s been much longer....

A Hiking Day at Piedritas - Nature’s Hidden Gem

The tranquil coastal marsh of shorebirds at Piedritas Photo by Naiana Lunelli (@nai.lunelli - EcoSwell) Hi, I’m Quinn Johnstadt. I am a past NGO management inte...

Follow-Up Visit to "Quebrada Cerro Blanco" Where the Peruvian Dry Forest meets the Pacific Ocean

Afternoon View of Cerro Blanco beach (photo by @diego-ecoswell) On Tuesday, November 13th, we (Julia and Daria, EcoSwell volunteers), together with Diego Almend...

Trip to an Unprotected Dry Forest Priority Conservation Site within the Lobitos District – Quebrada Cerro Blanco

View of Quebrada Cerro Blanco My name is Elliott Lang, I am from South Devon in the UK and I am currently studying Ba. Geography at the University of West Engla...

My first few weeks in Lobitos

I have been here for almost three weeks and the time has absolutely flown by. This is my first time in South America and I am loving every minute of it. Living ...

Our Trip with the Turtles

Look at this adorable sea turtle. What do you think he is thinking? One of the most amazing experiences I have had so far in Peru was my trip to Los Organos wit...

Ecosystem Education: Our next line of defense

Education is an important complement to physical ecosystem rehabilitation efforts. A team can work endlessly to conserve and protect a struggling ecosystem to h...

EcoSwell will be the Alternative LifeStyle Talk Show Tomorrow!

EcoSwell will be on “The Alternative LifeStyle” this Friday September 14 at 3pm (Peruvian Time)! Two of our volunteers, Anthony Rizzi and Joris Simiatis, will b...

The Alternative Lifestyle Show - Friday 14 September - guests @mr-greens, @ecoswell, @solarsupermama & @fivefiveeleven

https://pennsif.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pals-logo-yellow-on-blue-454x278.jpg NEW TIME - NEW TIME - NEW TIME - now 2 hours earlier at 8pm - 10pm UTC. As @...

Impact: Inspiring the Hearts of the Children

EcoSwell director Diego raising the Peruvian flag Why do so many strive to create large-scale impact? Why do so many of us crave to change the world, but lose m...

My EcoExperience at EcoSwell, Lobitos, during Summer 2018

It’s a cold morning in Lobitos. I wake up early around 6am as I normally do, hear the waves break outside my window and the sun come out slowly from the horizon...

Crowdfunding Campaign for EcoSwell's Solar Distiller!

Our volunteers have been hard at work building a solar distiller - a structure that can turn seawater into clean drinking water using evaporation and condensati...

The Western Point of South America: Punta Balcones

On Sunday, the @EcoSwell interns took a trip to the most western point of South America, Punta Balcones. The point is about an hour south of the EcoSwell headqu...