{"id":10160,"date":"2025-07-19T14:47:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T20:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/?page_id=10160"},"modified":"2025-07-19T14:49:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T20:49:26","slug":"our-impact-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/our-impact-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Impact New Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10160\" class=\"elementor elementor-10160\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2190f8 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2190f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56d3c6a\" data-id=\"56d3c6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c0d1a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64c0d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\">Our Impact<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c24697e animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c24697e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn more about the economic, cultural, and environmental impact of Quetzaltrekkers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a55b900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a55b900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our impact at Quetzaltrekkers covers a wide range, touching many different stakeholders in many different ways. Here, you can read our full Annual Report of 2024, or see some selected excepts of our main activities and our full financials of the year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc8c63 elementor-align-center animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3dc8c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Quetzaltrekkers-Annual-Report-2024-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Full Annual Report 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7758ce elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7758ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9246c38\" data-id=\"9246c38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae8af39 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae8af39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0660-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9487\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0660-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0660-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0660-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0660-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0660-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0660-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bbe88b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bbe88b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9795cd9\" data-id=\"9795cd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfdba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bfdba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EDELAC Students and Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cf1001 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cf1001\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0124cce\" data-id=\"0124cce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb80ac6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb80ac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/edelac8-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7546\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/edelac8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/edelac8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/edelac8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/edelac8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/edelac8-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7058efa\" data-id=\"7058efa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df0de07 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df0de07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Funds raised during 2024 supported <strong>153 students<\/strong> in graduating their level in the primary school. In addition,<strong> 17 students received scholarships<\/strong> for higher studies. Many of the 24 children from EDELAC\u2019s safe home have joined us on treks throughout the year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d4f351 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d4f351\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e870a5\" data-id=\"3e870a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03184cf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03184cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We organize trips specifically for the permanent staff of EDELAC to be able to hike with us, like recent adventures to <strong>Santiaguito<\/strong> and to <strong>Lake Atitlan<\/strong>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f08e219\" data-id=\"f08e219\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c7683 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4c7683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EG_SantaMaria_08022025LR_007-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11197\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EG_SantaMaria_08022025LR_007-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EG_SantaMaria_08022025LR_007-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EG_SantaMaria_08022025LR_007-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-853a82d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"853a82d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbf977f\" data-id=\"dbf977f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82080bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82080bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interns and Providers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a9cb20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a9cb20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d63f081\" data-id=\"d63f081\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8abde elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f8abde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-05-124550.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11313\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-05-124550.png 431w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-05-124550-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1986e56\" data-id=\"1986e56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dccb537 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dccb537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2024, we had <b>three internship students<\/b> with us who all spent <b>at least three months<\/b> at Quetzaltrekkers. Our internship program grew and became more formalized, providing more structured learning opportunities for young Guatemalans who are looking for experience in the field of tourism.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9acce2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9acce2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e04a27d\" data-id=\"e04a27d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2a1b8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd2a1b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We provided fair and sustainable employment to <strong>35 providers<\/strong> and their families, strengthening the local economy through sustainable tourism.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d385051\" data-id=\"d385051\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85e810 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e85e810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Convenio-Santa-Catarina-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Convenio-Santa-Catarina-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Convenio-Santa-Catarina-1-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Convenio-Santa-Catarina-1-768x627.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fc445d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fc445d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd16f08\" data-id=\"bd16f08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4e377 elementor-widget 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Through a renewed partnership with Chico Mendes, a local reforestation nonprofit, we have planted over 800 trees in our last two projects!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4acea83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4acea83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36869d3\" data-id=\"36869d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/homepage-card-tajumulco-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-49a0105 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"49a0105\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111c15b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"111c15b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2024, our educational trekking experiences continued to promote cultural understanding and address social inequities by allowing trekkers to engage with local communities, their traditions, and the environment.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-466a65f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"466a65f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8e5da5\" data-id=\"d8e5da5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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This combination of hands-on guiding and nonprofit operations builds leadership, teamwork, and cross-cultural communication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55738a3\" data-id=\"55738a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d3fe3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64d3fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSCN1840-1-scaled-e1626283079688-1024x489.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4860\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSCN1840-1-scaled-e1626283079688-1024x489.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSCN1840-1-scaled-e1626283079688-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSCN1840-1-scaled-e1626283079688-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSCN1840-1-scaled-e1626283079688-1536x733.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSCN1840-1-scaled-e1626283079688-2048x977.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Impact Learn more about the economic, cultural, and environmental impact of Quetzaltrekkers Our impact at Quetzaltrekkers covers a wide range, touching many different stakeholders in many different ways. Here, you can read our full Annual Report of 2024, or see some selected excepts of our main activities and our full financials of the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"padding-top text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/our-impact-2\/\" class=\"atbtn atbtn--medium atbtn--rounded atbtn--transparent\">Read more<i class=\"atbtn__icon atbtn__icon--right fa fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5120,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10160","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10160"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11363,"href":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10160\/revisions\/11363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quetzaltrekkers.com\/xela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}