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TREASURES OF THE ANDES Quaker Service and Study Trip - Bolivia July 2013 Optional Extensions include Machu Picchu |
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Explore the Magic of the Bolivian Andes |
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You may wish to stay on to volunteer, to visit other sites in Bolivia, or extend your travel to Peru to see Machu Picchu with a shaman guide.
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For more information contact us at info@treasuresoftheandes.com or phone 707 823-6034 (California time) |
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We visit projects of Quaker Bolivia Link (qbl.org) in rural communities that tourists never see, and travel through some of the world’s most dramatic scenery- a photographer’s paradise. We meet with Friends who are part of the world’s third largest population of Quakers. We learn about the dramatic changes being made by the government of Evo Morales, that are ending five centuries of oppression and virtual apartheid. We learn about the traditional Andean values that inspire this government— the ideals of “living well”, as opposed to “living better”. We visit sites of a culture older than the Inca Empire, including Tiwanaku and the Island of the Sun.
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See details with dates and costs |
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SERVICE Volunteers will teach English to university scholarship students of Bolivian Quaker Education Fund (bqef.org), These one-to-one relationships form close personal connections and give us insights into the lives of people in South America’s poorest country. This is the first generation of indigenous young people to have real opportunities for higher education and professional careers. |
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