Conservation projects Trip code: PER5
Peru is one of the most bio-diverse countries in the world. There are not enough people to maintain the large areas in conservation or to educate the people about the environmental efforts. Opportunities abound for conservation projects in the Amazon Rainforest, along Peru’s coast, and in the Andean mountains. With Rustic Volunteer Travel conservation projects, volunteers/travelers have the opportunity to focus on rainforest conservation, economic development, and indigenous rights, among others. Participating in a conservation project opens tremendous avenues for volunteers/travelers to experience new activities in their lives and careers, allows volunteers to immerse themselves in another culture, and provides a positive contribution to the ecosystem.
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| Project/Volunteer's Life: |
Help to maintain trails in the municipal forest, promote new projects, or assist in the office. The works in nursery includes: digging, filling plastic bags, weeding, irrigating, and related works. Additional placements can be made directly in the national park system to maintain trails, educate visitors, and more. Conservation projects include Biodiversity inventories, Eco-tourism, Re-forestation and Sanitation campaigns.
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| Skills and Qualification |
A conservation or environmental focus is the key to being successful in this project. Volunteers are expected to be reliable, flexible, and patient. However, volunteers interested in joining the conservation project should be ready for physically demanding work. While Spanish is preferred it is not required. |
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| Meals/Accommodations: |
Rustic Volunteer Travel manages room/food for volunteers. Volunteers live with the host family or in hostel. We manage a separate/shared, simple, clean and modest room as well as local meals three times a day. Volunteer will also have an access to our office in Peru and mobile number of our coordinators. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 2-4 week interval as a part of the program. Details covering living accommodations provided prior to arrival. |
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| Project Locations: |
Conservation projects are available in Cusco (Peru 's most enigmatic city and capital of Inca empire), Urubamba (The “ Pearl of the Vilcanota”, located in Peru 's lush Sacred Valley), Trujillo (home to the Floral Spring Festival, Chimu mud city of Chan Chan), Arequipa (The “ White City ”; Peru 's second largest city and home to the Misti volcano), Lima (Peru 's capital city, Lomas de Lachay, Plaza de Armas) and Huancayo (A busy commercial and tourist city in the Mantaro Valley). Known for being creative and also hard-working people, most Peruvians are great nationalists and love their country with pride (largely stemming from Peru's history as the center of both the Inca Empire and Spain's South American Empire). They are however ggenerally very friendly, peaceful and helpful. Peru is full of contrasts: from traditional culture and history to modern urban infrastructure and much of the amenities you would expect from a city.
Volunteers can organize different possible excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place the volunteer can use during weekends. For example: natural reserves, whitewater rafting, museums, historical mansions, famous ruins, volcanoes, canyons (larger than the Grand Canyon) markets, and many more.
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| Rustic Volunteer and Travels offers a variety of volunteer projects and travel packages in Peru. You can customize or upgrade this travel itinerary to meet your specific interests. Please contact our travel advisor for more details |
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