This is an informational translation. Vuelo Carmesí operates under Colombian law and the Spanish version of this policy is the one that prevails.
No agrochemicals agroecological management and Good Agricultural Practices certified by the ICA
Regional sourcing the team comes from the village, and we buy first from producers in the municipality and the region
Annual review of this policy and its indicators, to set the following year's targets
Finca Agroturística Vuelo Carmesí is a family cacao farm in Cubarral, Meta, that opened its doors to tourism. We commit to making sure that receiving visitors never works against what makes the farm possible: the soil, the water, the forest and the people who work it. This policy sets out that commitment across the three areas of Colombia's Sustainable Tourism Sectoral Standards —environmental, sociocultural and economic—, applies to all our experiences and binds the whole team.
Environmental commitment
Growing without agrochemicals, with agroecological management and Good Agricultural Practices certified by the ICA.
Conserving the farm's native species and the genetic material of the region's cacao: 8 varieties we keep in production.
Protecting the water sources on the property and the vegetation around them.
Using water and energy efficiently, and reducing, separating and reusing the waste from the operation and from cacao processing.
Keeping tours on the established trails and in small groups, so as not to put pressure on wildlife or soil.
Never buying, selling or allowing the taking of wild flora and fauna, on the property or off it.
Sociocultural commitment
Hiring and buying in the village and the municipality: the team, the food served on experiences and the services we need.
Treating rural tradition as part of the product and not as scenery: the person guiding is the person farming.
Involving family and community members with different abilities, on terms of respect and inclusion.
Rejecting every form of commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents and upholding the code of conduct the law requires of providers.
Taking no part in the illicit trade of cultural goods or archaeological heritage.
Telling the story of the territory, the crop and local culture on every visit: environmental education is part of the tour, not an add-on.
Sustaining the project with prices that cover the real cost of growing and serving, so that what the rate does not cover is not passed on to the soil or to the people working.
Paying regional suppliers and workers on time.
Meeting the sector's formal requirements: a valid National Tourism Registry listing, professional guiding and assistance insurance on outings.
Reinvesting in the farm: planting material, cacao processing infrastructure and trail maintenance.
Spreading income across growing, processing and tourism, so a bad harvest never forces us to sacrifice the environment.
What the law requires of us, and we meet
Law 679 of 2001 and Law 1336 of 2009: prevention of the commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents.
Law 17 of 1981 and Law 599 of 2000: prohibition of illegal trade in wild flora and fauna.
Law 1185 of 2008: prevention of the illicit trade of cultural goods and archaeological heritage.
Law 300 of 1996 and Law 2068 of 2020: obligations of tourism providers and a valid National Tourism Registry listing.
Sustainable Tourism Sectoral Standards: the environmental, sociocultural and economic requirements behind the Tourism Quality mark.
What we ask of you when you visit
Stay on the marked trails and follow your guide's instructions.
Do not feed, catch or chase wildlife. On birding outings, no playback and no flash.
Do not take plants, seeds, stones or archaeological pieces.
Take back what you bring in: waste leaves with you or goes to the farm's separation points.
Treat water and energy as if the bill were yours: out here, it is.
Respect the people who work and live here, and ask before photographing anyone.
How we follow up
This policy is adopted and backed by the management of Vuelo Carmesí, and binds the whole team and anyone providing services on our behalf.
It is reviewed at least once a year, together with water and energy use, waste generated and purchases from local suppliers. Next year's targets come out of that review.
It is published on this page, shared with the team and explained to visitors at the start of every experience.
Tell us See something we could do better, or something we are not living up to? Write to us: the continuous improvement of this policy also depends on what you tell us.
Our commitment. Producing quality food means protecting what makes it possible. Without forest, without water and without the people of this village there is no cacao, and no farm to visit.