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El Pilote

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Ecological
  • Town/Small City

Founding year

  • 2025

What we do

(English below.)
Nuestro sueño es establecer una comunidad intencional e igualitaria de entre 100 y 150 personas en Perú.
Nos inspiramos en comunidades como Twin Oaks (EE. UU.) y Tamera (Portugal), y buscamos minimizar las desigualdades entre quienes se sumen al proyecto (económicas, raciales, de género, de edad, de orientación sexual y otras) y crear un espacio de transformación personal y colectiva, donde las relaciones sean íntimas, honestas y saludables entre las personas, y los vínculos sean respetuosos y regenerativos con la naturaleza.
El Pilote es nuestro proyecto piloto, una casa de campo en el pueblo de Calca, a una hora de Cusco en el Valle Sagrado. Estamos viviendo aquí desde abril de 2026 y planeamos quedarnos aproximadamente un año antes de mudarnos a un lugar más grande.
Para más detalles, puedes leer nuestro blog: https://elpiloteperu.substack.com.
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Our dream is to create an egalitarian intentional community of 100–150 people in Peru, inspired by Twin Oaks in the USA and Tamera in Portugal.
We’ll work to minimise inequalities between our members (e.g., based on economy, class, race, age, and gender) and create a space for personal and collective transformation, cultivating healthier, more intimate, and more honest relationships. We’ll start from our shared needs and potential as human beings, building a regenerative culture in which we can live more fully while protecting our environment.
El Pilote is our pilot project, a group house in the town of Calca, an hour north of Cusco in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We’ve been living here since April 2026 and we plan to stay for about a year before moving to somewhere bigger.
For more details you can see our blog at https://elpiloteperu.substack.com.

Our Mission

Comunidad intencional e igualitaria en el Peru. | Egalitarian intentional community in Peru.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Commune
  • Sustainability practices
  • Regenerative agriculture or permaculture
  • Activities
  • Experiences
  • Services Business

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2025
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2026
  • Started living together
  • 2 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
8

How to join

El primer paso es leer nuestro blog y llenar el formulario :) Luego pasan por una entrevista para conocernos y aclarar dudas. Finalmente se comunica la desión de la comunidad, si son aceptados entran a un periodo de prueba. | The first step is to read our blog and fill in the application form :) The next step is an interview to get to know us and address any doubts or concerns. After that we’ll get in touch and let you know our decision. New members are provisional for their first few months.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Organizamos una casa abierta el 3er o 4to domingo de cada mes. Si desea visitarnos en otro momento, ¡escríbanos a el*********@***il.com! | We host an open house on the third or fourth sunday of every month. If you’d like to visit us at any other time, please write to us at el*********@***il.com.

Primary decision-making authority

  • All Community Members Together

The whole membership decides collectively.

Decision-making process

  • Modified Consensus

Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Complete Income-Sharing

All member income goes into common pool for community use.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a labor obligation

Additional economic information

Labor: Yes (35 hrs/week)

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Outdoor Kitchen, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately all meals

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Community activities and engagement

  • Ethical Business, Investment Group, or Alternative Currency
  • Festivals, Conferences, Events

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure
  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies

Gender composition

  • Roughly balanced (no group over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

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