BVBP2 - CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROJECT
| Código | Nombre | Fechas | Tipo | Edad | Plazas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BVBP2 | CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROJECT | 2 June 21-2008 | kids | 18+ | 12 |
Información Detallada
GENERAL INFORMATION OF HUARAZ CITY:
"CAPITAL OF INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP, SURROUNDED BY MARVELLOUS MOUNTAINS"
“NATURAL PARADISE OF THE WORLD”
Huaraz is located in the central-northern part of the country at an altitude of 3052 m, some 420 km north of Lima. Huaraz sits in the agriculturally important Callejón de Huaylas valley, at the foot of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, which includes Huascarán, the highest mountain in Peru at 6768 m.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MUSHO COMMUNITY:
Location: It is located in Yungay-Ancash district and province, the access is through a road of 7 Km from Mancos district, the altitude of this community is 3000 masl, on the top of Huscaran peak (6768 masl).
PROJECT DETAILS:
The Project will let you to develop an approaching of vivential knowledgments of rural life in the highlands of Peru. During the development of the project, volunteers will be in frequent contact with the geography and Andean demography, developing communal work with people from the community, children, youth and adults in typical community tasks.
ACTIVITIES:
- To teach youth and children the language you speak (English, French among others) as well as to learn the native language of Peru: Quechua.
- To participate in daily tasks with familias (sowing, harvesting, irrigation building houses, etc)
- To participate in the activities of the community (communal tasks, patronal festivities among others).
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay in a house in the community. It is important to mention that every volunteer should bring a sleeping bag and if it is possible an air bed and/or a rubber one.
BUDGET: €190.00 each participant, it will cover accommodation, feeding and administrative expenses.