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MISS EARTH PERU
NANCY SALAZAR
DESCRIBE YOUR CHILDHOOD/GROWING YEARS
My childhood has been very pleasant. I remember that although we didn't have enough money for everything, my parents always made sure that my siblings and I didn't feel the lack of anything. I grew up having fun every summer in my little country house 2 hours away from my city. and I am grateful to have grown up surrounded by nature and lots of love.
WHAT IS YOUR MEMORABLE MOMENT?
My most memorable moment was when I was 6 years old and I remember I was in my house in the countryside. I was singing a song I learnt at school while playing with the trees. and I discovered a Chrysalis opening up. and i discovered the beauty of nature, it was flapping its wings and i remember i was so excited. It was the most magical moment I ever had and from that day on I wanted to be in the garden all day long.
ANY SPECIAL STORIES OR FACTS ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?
My family is very important to me. We have a very strong religious bond, and we always participate in the church in my city. We carry out social projects and support the neediest.
My family is also very cheerful, and we always sing and play creole music. Thanks to creole music we have traveled and sung all over my country, and we had the opportunity to travel to Ecuador to an international music festival. We have been singing as a musical group since I was 6 years old, we are 5 members: my father, my oldest brother of 30 years old, my two cousins of 21 and 23 years old and me of 24 years old. We are: "LOS HERMANOS SALAZAR" a family that has fun making music and I love it.
My family is also very cheerful, and we always sing and play creole music. Thanks to creole music we have traveled and sung all over my country, and we had the opportunity to travel to Ecuador to an international music festival. We have been singing as a musical group since I was 6 years old, we are 5 members: my father, my oldest brother of 30 years old, my two cousins of 21 and 23 years old and me of 24 years old. We are: "LOS HERMANOS SALAZAR" a family that has fun making music and I love it.
WHAT IS THE MOST UNUSUAL THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE?
The most unusual experience I have had is to travel alone to one of the wonders of the world: "Machu Picchu", located in Cusco, Peru. I traveled by plane from Piura to Lima, the capital of my country, and from lima to Cusco. the trip took 12 hours with stopovers. i rented a room in the city of Cusco for 5 days and took guided tours of the city. I was very scared because of the insecurity that exists. But Cusco was different. It was peaceful and the people were very friendly and kind. On the 3rd day I went to Machu Picchu. I remember crying as soon as I got to the top and was able to observe one of the wonders of the world. I really understood the richness that we have as a country and appreciated the effort to have been able to do it all alone. The next day I went to Ollanta Tambo, a town in Cusco. There I took "ayahuasca", a natural and original drink used in the traditional medicine of the indigenous people of my country: Peru.
I felt connected to myself, I heard different things, and I experienced reality in a different way. That day, at that moment, I had a vision of myself with a big crown. The next year I won the national competition and today I represent Peru in this beautiful competition.
I felt connected to myself, I heard different things, and I experienced reality in a different way. That day, at that moment, I had a vision of myself with a big crown. The next year I won the national competition and today I represent Peru in this beautiful competition.
WHAT TIPS CAN YOU SHARE TO PROMOTE ECOTOURISM & CLIMATE CHANGE?
I believe that to encourage ecotourism we must really know the history and richness of our nature. the natural beauty that each country possesses is impressive but very little valued. there are very few cities that preserve ecotourism. Climate change is a problem that has been felt even more in this year. and although many of us have joined to combat it, we have not yet reached the goal. I would create brigades of environmental volunteers. that dedicate training by professionals, environmental engineers who join with local authorities and more volunteers to disseminate and preserve the natural tourist places.
Create campaigns within the schools to visit the wonders of the country and make children aware of the care and preservation of nature. let's remember that youth is no longer tomorrow, youth is today!
WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD OF YOUR COUNTRY?
What makes me most proud of my country is its natural and cultural diversity. We have a richness of life, the warmth that people give you when they receive you, having the good fortune to come from a sacred and blessed land, a fertile land that gives us food and has allowed us to develop our cuisine, which is internationally recognized as one of the best in the world. i love my Peru and its millenary culture.
WHAT IS YOUR ADVOCACY?
The fight against deforestation.
Illegal logging is faced by the state with few resources. According to the latest study, Peru loses 17,587 hectares of forest annually in the northern sector of the country alone, which covers 10% of Peru's surface area. The main causes of deforestation are illegal logging. For this reason, and with the aim of reversing desertification, repopulating deforested areas and recovering destroyed forests, the initiative "Sowing a life" was created, which consists of the massive planting of new trees, working together with environmental organizations, schools and local and regional governments, encouraging and promoting the planting of trees in vulnerable sectors.
During the months of July and September last year we were able to plant more than 5,000 trees in the department of Piura where I live. We continue to spread the initiative in schools together with the support of public institutions in the country. This way generating a joint work to meet the objective of red
During the months of July and September last year we were able to plant more than 5,000 trees in the department of Piura where I live. We continue to spread the initiative in schools together with the support of public institutions in the country. This way generating a joint work to meet the objective of red