It was a much anticipated Holiday celebration in our communities of Chaquipampa, Andabamba and Patahuasi. Due to the pandemic and the rural hamlets taking extreme caution, Fundacîon Comunidad Board Members Humberto & Mey Valdivia were unable to make the journey last Dec. They did...

I can’t wait to use the bathroom in Patawasi!!! I’m heading there to check it out mid November, after I finish my Cusco Valley Hiking Trip. As Fundacíon Comunidad focuses more on ‘funding a need’ and moves out of the daily education involvement of the past 15...

With the generous support of Comunidad’s donors, Patawasi is getting an upgraded bathroom. This community is the furthest and most isolated of the six communities near Paccha, that we have worked in. Assisting both their pre-school and high-school has produced notable results in their...

Dear Supporter:Have you been wondering about the Andes? We have news! But first a little recap. When we officially became a non-profit after our grain mill start in Paccha, we had a clear mission: providing quality education and nutritious school meals. We were green,...

In May, Comunidad was able to send about 450 lbs of books down to the Paccha area. Our recent goal has been to get a Spanish dictionary in the hands of every primary and secondary student in the six communities we work with. We have six libraries and hundreds of books circulating, but an additional...

The ArtAndes large and colorful studio space was put to good use last month, two successful fundraisers in one week! The annual 'Fundacion Comunidad' event is not only important financially for the support of the Andean education and nutrition programs, it's a good event to bring some...

For last years 'Fundacion Comunidad' fundraiser, Carol Grams painted scenes from her ArtAndes trip to Paccha. It was Carol's 2nd trip to Peru, she fell for the people 8 years prior when we covered some Andean ground in 2005.Carol offered to do some watercolors for the silent...

Fundacíon Comunidad board members just did an Andean road trip with a group of five professors/students from The University of Michigan. The foundation's focus and the U's sustainability-without-borders project was a perfect fit! We lived in the communities for a week, closely...

I had the honor of having local Architect Rosemary McMonigal on a 2010 Peru trip. I have been a long time admirier of Rosemary's thoughful design that always seems to embrace the perfect sense of place. This connection allowed me to ask Rosemary to lead an Architecture Tour of Downtown...

Our recent 'Fundacion Comunidad' Fundraiser (fundacioncomunidad.org) is always like a reunion for past ArtAndes travelers. At least half of the guests/supporters have been on the Peru trip and continue to feel connected to the Andean people, and to eachother. Two people from these unique...