The Neapia (black chili), an ancestral product of the «Siekonomi» or «Siekopai Women of Colors,» is sold in more retail outlets across Ecuador. One of them is at the Napo Emprende store on the Malecón in Tena, and the other is at Bhumi, a wellness center where plant-based food and organic products are sold in Cumbayá and La Floresta, in Quito.
The Napo Emprende store is located on the Malecón in Tena, Napo.
The Bhumi store is located in the central park of Cumbayá. They also have a branch in La Floresta, Quito.
The Neapia, along with other ancestral Amazonian products, is part of the «Promoting Bioenterprises in the Amazon» program, promoted by the Raíz Ecuador Foundation, along with other partners.
We thank Napo Emprende and Bhumi for being the showcases for marketing the Neapia, an ancestral Siekopai product.
Additionally, we express our gratitude to the Small Grants Program of Ecuador from UNDP Ecuador, in coordination with the Program for Supporting the National System of Protected Areas (PASNAP) of the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition of Ecuador, to KFW, and to the German Cooperation Agency GIZ Ecuador.
