Local Hands Global Changes

La Mano del Mono

We create alliances for the welfare of local communities and conservation of natural areas through tourism.

with a great team and international partners

SERVICES:

Growing Sustainable and Market Ready Destinations

Co-creation
Market Ready Model
Experiential Classrooms
Facilitation
Reserva Natura

OUR IMPACT:

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Protected natural areas strengthened in sustainable tourism

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Sustainable tourism companies strengthened in sustainability and connection with markets.

Local Hands Global Changes

We believe in the power of collaborative synergies to conserve natural areas through partnerships, innovative nature and experiential tourism business models to generate wellbeing in local communities and people.

We are facilitators and innovators

Today's most important and urgent challenges are complex and collective. So are the solutions. That is why we create alliances that generate systemic changes for the well-being of local communities and the regeneration of natural areas.

We work with companies in adventure and experiential tourism destinations that seek to offer competitive and sustainable tours and experiences, and establish meaningful, reliable and profitable connections.

STORIES AND NEWS

The latest on our projects, press and people

TESTIMONIALS

What our partners, customers and people in the communities where we work are saying

There is ample knowledge of the topics, the methodology solves very specific needs and the integration dynamics are excellent with very professional facilitators who manage to maintain a constant link with each organization.

Karla Bazan

Conservation International

A very committed team despite the changes and difficulties, they were always willing to proactively face the challenges of the project.

Lizzeth Moreno

GIZ

Personally, I connected with the objective of leading to the reflection of the participants and guiding them to change in an experiential way with an immersive experience in a community in harmony with its environment.

Sebastian Hernandez

Social Innovation Center | Tecnológico de Monterrey

A very reflective experience. Activities outside the paradigms of education. Challenging.

Abigail Rios

Social Innovation Center | Tecnológico de Monterrey

Using the Market Ready Self-Assessment helped me to realize my weaknesses and work on them, to know what needs to be done.

Tania Paulina Gómez Pacheco

Tierra Madre Tours, Jalisco. Mexico

By using the Market Ready Self-Assessment I realize the lack of digital approach and dissemination (social networks) of environmentally friendly activities in the development of our products.

Claudia García Lovera

Sierra Magica Joyería Arte & Dulce Jewelry Store | Jalisco, Mexico

The Market Ready Self-Assessment was helpful in identifying the gaps we need to fill and document.

Shaun Abrahams

Owner : Yahso Jungle Adventures, Jamaica

Answering these questions (from the Marlet Ready Self-Assessment) made me realize how unprepared we are for the market.

Alvin Murray

Director : Seven Rivers Tourism Cluster, Jamaica

The exercise (Market Ready) served well as a self-assessment and instructive to direct our focus to the next immediate priorities.

Nevile George

Co-Owner : Yardy River Adventure Tours Ltd, Jamaica

With the Market Ready Self-Assessment I see that there are things that one is not doing, perhaps due to lack of resources, but there is still the thorn that must be done to be in order.

Damaris Fabiola Quijivix Monzon

Director : Asociación de Guías de Turismo Comunitario Explorando el Valle, Guatemala

The Market Ready Self-Assessment shows what needs to be done to improve and better develop the company.

Debora Roberto

Owner : Le Creperie Chez Zoe, Cape Verde

The Market Ready Self-Assessment helped me to see new things that I can implement in my business that are very useful in the tourism industry.

Juán Carlos Jiménez Sánchez

Partner Owner : Posada Media Luna. Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama

As a project in the process of consolidation, [Market Ready] allows us to be better prepared to serve our visitors and offer them greater security.

Erika Paola Mendoza Salda;a

Owner / Partner : Sima del Cielo. Chiapas, Mexico

It is a tool that allows you to know at what level of development you are compared to market requirements.

Ernesto Lopez Gutierrez

Owner-Partner : EXPLORA, Chiapasm Mexico

Market Ready helps us to identify areas of opportunity in our company to which we can add value.

Enmanuel Cosmes Pèrez

Community Ecological Tourism Capulálpam Mágico SPR de RI. | Capulálpam de Méndez, Oaxaca, Mexico