latin america
Latin America A few Words From … Fiorella Volunteer Stories
Latin America’s magical mix of rainforests, Fiorella Sala is our In-Country Co-ordinator Catherine Weight got involved with
rivers and riotous nightlife has a way of
in Peru. We asked her why i-to-i volunteers Conservation Work on the Galapagos Islands:
getting under your skin and staying with
are important for the projects we work with
“I had a true adventure and I have made
you for life. From the ancient cloud city
in Latin America, and this is what she had to
some lifelong friends from this trip. I have very
of Machu Picchu to the elegant avenues
say …
good memories of the reserve, the work and
of Buenos Aires, the tropical forests of
“Although there are many differences the people I volunteered and worked with. I
the Amazon to the arid moonscapes of
between Latin American nations, there would love to go back to San Cristobal—it’s a
the Atacama Desert, this is a continent
is one element that is common to all of truly magical place.”
of breathtaking extremes, jaw-dropping
them—poverty. Almost half the population
beauty and frenetic energy. lives on less than one dollar a day. It is
The Caribbean
recognised worldwide that education is the
key to development and development is the
This verdant chain of islands is home to
best way out of poverty. Volunteers play an
some of the most relaxed and hospitable
important role in this, not only at the teaching
people on the planet. Its pristine tropical
projects, but also at conservation, community
forests, golden sandy beaches and clear
development and building projects by
blue seas are just a few of the many working for free, and giving us an open
reasons why the Caribbean has held window into their culture.”
travellers transfixed for generations.
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