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TREASURES OF THE ANDES Quaker Service and Study Trip - Bolivia July 13-29, 2012 Options include Medical Pre-trip and Machu Picchu Extension |
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Explore the Magic of the Bolivian Andes |
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Spend a week in the beautiful Sorata Valley, working with students and family members at the Internado Student Residence which gives young people from distant villages access to secondary education. Share your interests and skills; learn new insights. See agricultural projects of Quaker Bolivia Link www.qbl.org and meet Bolivian Quaker Education Fund scholars www.bqef.org. Read one student’s story here. Then enjoy La Paz, the world’s highest capital city, and talk with indigenous leaders who are working to end the social exclusion of the indigenous majority and relieve extreme rural poverty. See pre-Inca Tiwanaku and stay at Lake Titikaka to hike to Inca ruins on the Island of the Sun.
Pre-trip Medical Option-July 6-13 Help Bolivian medical team in rural villages, visit children’s hospital, etc.
Extend your stay July 28-August 2 to Peru, Machu Picchu, or stay on in Bolivia with homestay to volunteer in a Quaker school or adult English classes, or study Spanish, or see other wonders of Bolivia. |
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Air fares are lowest if you book in February or March, so early registration is advised. Send registration form with deposits to Treasures of the Andes.
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For more information contact us at info@treasuresoftheandes.com or phone 707 823-6034 (CA time) |
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Costs are based on minimum group size of 10, with double occupancy. |
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Legendary historical sites of a culture older than the Inca Empire
Spectacular vistas and towering peaks, lush valleys and the sacred Lake Titikaka
The world’s third largest population of Quakers
A dramatic grassroots democratic social revolution ending 5 centuries of “apartheid” |
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Enjoy: A broader perspective on human relationships. The satisfaction of working with indigenous students to improve their education. Warm hospitality of villagers whose lives are being improved by valuable QBL projects. The ideas of leaders of exciting positive social change.
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