Andes – Trópico Project

In 1994, Raquel Olivera Rojas, Armando Vera Rocha and André Vontobel established a project to stimulate the biological production of Kañawa, Amaranto and Quinua grains. Since then they have developed diverse products on the basis of these Andean grains. The goal of the project is to establish a stable market for the grain producers, who live in the Bolivar province 4000m above sea level. The inhabitants in this province are disadvantaged compared with contemporary Bolivian society.