Toro
Toro attracts hundreds of tourists each year to see its dinosaur
tracks, fossilized turtles, meandering caves, and deep canyons
hiding tall waterfalls and clear swimming holes. A ridge of
hills stretches along the interior of Toro Toro called elephant
ears by the locals for their strong resemblance. Toro Toro holds
beautiful scenery, marvelous geology, and rare widlife alongside
a poverty that cripples the inhabitants who have the privilege
of waking there each morning.
FHI
entered the zone in 2001 with agriculture and health programs.
The high level of agricultural activities, the overuse of pasture
lands, the excessive collecting of firewood, the loss of biodiversity,
the insufficiency of modern items and of land rehabilitation
techniques is phenomenal in this area. The aim of the Agricultural
Program, and in particular, the Natural Resources Program is
to teach methods of farming while preserving the natural resources
of the area.
The
Health Program works within the communities to help educate
the population about health risks and preventative measures
that can be taken.
Toro
Toro is the newest center out of the Cochabamba office.
More information on this zone will be available soon. Visit
us again for the updates.
