Koky Castañeda Gil

We are lucky enough to have met each other in the field, either guiding tourists or working on investigation projects at remote and isolated places in our country. There we were able to develop what we are most passionate about and every day we realized that in order to achieve our goals we had to value and respect these places. It was there that we discovered that to be able to live under those conditions we had to bring out the best in each of us and complement each other with the best in others. Like leaf cutter ants, each one has their own job and fulfils it completely, for proper benefit and the benefit of the entire colony.

After many years together, each of us followed their own path to obtain more knowledge and experiences. Today we meet again and find friends like us, who enjoy what they do every day and, most importantly, do it with passion in each and every corner of our country. Our collaborators are the complement that allows ensuring that in the coast, mountains and jungle, ocean, rivers, land and air, Ecologistica Peru is the young, solid and reliable company that you, our friends and clients, have been waiting for. Welcome to Ecologistica Peru!

He obtained his International Mountain Guide medal in 1999 (UIAGM). He is member of the instructors group for the formation of mountain guides since the year 2000 until this date. He has participated not only in formation courses but also on safety and rescue courses imparted every year at the Mountain Guide Association of Perú (AGMP). He has 20 years of experience in professional guiding. He has traveled to places like France, Germany, Spain, USA, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile as a guide.

His last course with international standards (UIAGM) was in 2007 at Bariloche, Argentina, where he obtained a ski certification. During the last 8 years he has dedicated himself to photograph and film the mountain activity in Perú. His last international expedition was to the Aconcagua - Argentina, on January 2008, where he climbed 2 peaks on the same month.

Rescue and First Aid Trainings:
-2006 Avalanche Course I and Avalanche II; Silverton Avalanche School Colorado.
-National Security and Rescue on High Mountain Course (Mountain Guide Association of Perú-1997, 1998 /1999,2000- present year as course Instructor)
-4 months of training on Helicopter Rescue and First Aid, Incentive Med, Germany, 1999-2000.

Participation in Rescues:
1997 Rescue Nev. Chopicalqui Edge north-east, Perú.
1998 Rescue, Avalanche Montroc, Chamonix, Francia.
2000 Rescue, Cara Norte, North Huascarán 6450m, Perú.
2002 Rescue, South Huascarán 6400m, Perú.
2002 Rescue, Tans Airplane, Chachapollas.
2007 Rescue, victim in avalanche Cerro López Bariloche, Argentina.