PERU / Kaya Responsible Travel
Volunteer abroad in Peru and spend time working in a locally run animal sanctuary situated in the beautiful province of San Sebastian just outside of Cusco. The sanctuary itself was founded by the Chavez Family and provides a safe haven for animals rescued from the black market where they will be sheltered and nursed to full health until they are able to be released into their natural environments once again. Almost all of the animals housed in the sanctuary are there on a short term basis aside from more wild animals such as pumas, which have been hand-reared and now do not have the hunting skills to be able to survive in the wild. You’ll come across a number of different species of animals while working in the sanctuary including condors, pumas, various types of birds, alpacas and other wild cats.
Volunteers will support the animal sanctuary in a number of different areas including guiding tourists around the site, feeding the animals and helping to build additional rooms on site. If you have any other animal related skilled there may be the possibility to design additional activities for you based around these skills. There may also be the opportunity to organize trips for the local children to help educate them as to the real threat of local animals being sold on the black market, and to raise awareness of the work on the sanctuary. Should you wish, you can also spend afternoons teaching English in the local community.
Contact the Kaya Team for more information. You can contact us on:
T.(0044) 161 870 6212
E. info@kayavolunteer.com
W. www.kayavolunteer.com
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