Patching Up Peru
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Trip Highlights:
- Meaningful interaction with Peruvians
- Helping rebuild the worst affected homes in a village near Cuzco devastated by flooding
- Cuzco and her colonial and Incan glories
- Visit the mystical Sacred Valley
- Top notch boutique accommodation
Your Taste of Volunteering Project:
Spend three meaningful days helping alongside the local people to rebuild a house of a family in a small community in the Sacred Valley near Cuzco, which has been devastated by the torrential rains and flooding in January 2010.
Trip Summary:
Cuzco, the land of the Incas, was hit by heavy rains in early February, which devastated about 16,000 farming hectares, destroyed about 30 bridges and 5,000 houses were rendered uninhabitable.
The news went out all around the world and almost 90% of the bookings for tours were cancelled, meaning that, apart from the destruction, the local people lost a vital source of income.
This is a great opportunity to come a visit this fascinating country while there are not many tourists around, and you can also leave a “Positive Footprint” through your rebuilding assistance.
As part of your meaningful adventure in Peru, we visit Cachicatta, a small Andean community which was affected by the heavy rains, and that, with your help will achieve a better way of life by helping with the restoration of houses and funding a new irrigation system.
You will leave Peru with new friends, and enduring memories you will cherish. This trip is 8 days, and can be tailor-made to suit your exact preferences.
Additionally, you can add extension trips to such amazing places as the Amazon jungle, Lake Titicaca, or Arequipa and the condors in Colca Canyon.
When you think of Peru, it is not great food that tends to spring to mind, yet there has been an explosion of cooking schools, across the country. The government has decreed that food is part of the nation's heritage and "contributes significantly to the consolidation of national identity."
Peru is a constant presence at all major international gastronomic fairs and recently Ernesto Cabellos directed a documentary on Peruvian chefs called Cooking up Dreams. In his opinion, "There is a systematic proposal to expand Peruvian cuisine, and I am willing to bet that in 10 years, we will have created a market that rivals Mexican food."
Be part of the revolution and take some cooking classes whilst you are in Peru. Go shopping in the colourful markets and then learn how to prepare the ingredients.
For a detailed itinerary, click here (this downloads as a PDF so you need Adobe Reader)
Feel free to contact us if you have any enquiries about this trip.
With one person booking, please contact us for the price of your trip.
