In a joint effort to turn Machu Picchu into a global sustainability model, the Machu Picchu Town Hall, Peruvian beverage multinational AJE Group and Inkaterra have opened the city’s first biodiesel production plant at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel. The initiative ensures a healthier environment, as it avoids 2000 liters of waste cooking oil being spilled to the Vilcanota River on a monthly basis. According to studies, one liter of oil pollutes 1000 liters of water.

A campaign to raise awareness on oil pollution is currently allowing Inkaterra to collect each month 600 gallons of waste oil, proceeding from local restaurants, hotels and houses. The new plant produces biodiesel (which reduces carbon emissions up to 44% in comparison to traditional fuels), as well as biodegradable and petrochemical-free glycerin used to clean the hotel’s stone pathways and the streets of Machu Picchu Pueblo.

The public-private alliance has also announced a future project to be developed by Vasco Masías, from Alimenta Group. A pyrolysis plant that decomposes organic waste through high temperatures will produce Bio-char, used as a nutrient-rich soil amendment that reduces fertilizer requirements.

FILMING IN PERU WITH WERNER HERZOG:
PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED

Inkaterra and Black Factory Cinema congratulate all 48 filmmakers selected for the practical workshop Filming in Peru with Werner Herzog. A unique experience with one of the most defying directors in film history, the event will be held from May 1-11, 2018 in the Amazon rainforest of Madre de Dios–the iconic backdrop where Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972) and Fitzcarraldo (1982) were produced.

After a thorough analysis of over 400 submissions, the selection team would like to thank all candidates for their generosity, passion and creativity put into each application.

To be hosted at Inkaterra Guides Field Station, the workshop will allow participants to develop a short feature under Werner Herzog’s supervision, from screenwriting to shooting and editing. Herzog himself will select the best short films for distribution at international festivals.