Vote for La Selva Eco-Lodge & Retreat 2026

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La Selva Eco-Lodge & Retreat connects an Amazon rainforest stay with resource management and relationships with neighbouring Kichwa communities. Its submission describes a solar and battery installation that reduced generator dependence, alongside water treatment, materials management and conservation partnerships. Local employment and purchasing form a substantial part of its operating model. Through Mandi Wasi, guests meet women artisans and purchase their work, while Mandi Forest creates opportunities for community guides to interpret the surrounding landscape.

These experiences connect visitor spending with skills and livelihoods. Nominated for Sustainable Hotel or Resort, La Selva highlights the relationship between a remote property and the people and ecosystems supporting it. Its approach brings engineering decisions and community participation into the same guest experience. The lodge offers an example of how environmental improvements can sit alongside local enterprise, creating opportunities for travellers to understand the rainforest through the knowledge of the people who live there.

This description has been prepared from information supplied by the nominee and has not been independently verified by World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards.