Average Daily Cost:
$55.00
Cost Breakdown:
Lodging: $15. per night
Food: $10. per day
Transportation: $5. per day
Spanish classes (if needed): $7. per hour
Accommodation Info
Arequipa: Hostal Regis. This is a comfortable family-run hostal in the central part of the city, about two blocks from the main square.
Cusco: Incama Hostal. This is also a comfortable family-run hostal, located about five blocks from the main square.
Puno: Hotel Conde Lemos, a family-run hotel located about one block from the main square.
Tarapoto: Hotel Cumbaza, located about two blocks from the main square.
Travel Logistics
APAND: Two volunteers. One to three months in duration. Not needed in January or February (summer vacation). Volunteers will have a room in Arequipa and commute to the school each day by bus.
Grupo Urpi: Two volunteers. One to three months duration. Not needed in January or February. Volunteers stay in Puno, near the school and can take a taxi or walk to the school.
Juntos Para Ti: Two volunteers. One to three months duration. Not needed in January or February. Volunteers stay in Tarapoto near the school and can take a mototaxi or walk to the school.
La Ropa Para Los Niños: Two volunteers. One to three months duration during the months of May, June and July. Volunteers can stay in Cusco or Puno.
CERELIAS: Two volunteers. One week to one month in duration. Volunteers can stay part of the time in Tarapoto and part of the time at CERELIAS, which is located in the jungle.
Current Projects:
La Ropa Para Ninos:
Kausana ONG-PeruOur current projects are:1. APAND (Asociacion de Padres y Amigos de Ninos Discapacitados), located in Pedregal, about two hours west of Arequipa. This is a school for handicapped children. It had been holding classes in a tent. We were able to solicit donations and construct a school building in
(read more)Kausana ONG-PeruOur current projects are:1. APAND (Asociacion de Padres y Amigos de Ninos Discapacitados), located in Pedregal, about two hours west of Arequipa. This is a school for handicapped children. It had been holding classes in a tent. We were able to solicit donations and construct a school building in 2007.2. Grupo Urpi, Puno, Peru. Located in the Peruvian Andes at over 12,000 feet elevation, on the shores of Lake Titicaca. The word "Urpi" is from the Quechua language and means paloma in Spanish or dove in English. This is a school for handicalpped children. They have a bakery in the school and the children learn to bake bread, cakes and pastries. These bakery items are sold to the community and the proceeds help pay the salaries for the teachers. We were able to replace the ovens in 2008 through donations from private sources.3. Ropa Para Los Niños: Each winter, hundreds of children under the age of five die from the freezing temperatures in the high altitudes of the Peruvian Andes. Due to the global climate changes, it has been getting colder each winter. We deliver warm clothing to them in Aymara and Quechua villages above the cities of Puno and Cusco at altitudes between 13,000 and 14,500 feet elevation.4. CERELIAS (Centro de Rescate y Liberacion de Animales Silvestries). Located near Tarapoto in the alta selva (high jungle) of the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. The center receives young orphaned animals as well as abused animals. They are cared for by volunteers, nurtured back to health and released into a protected area of the jungle.
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