High School Study Abroad in Lima, Peru

Peru Community Service

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Come explore the raw beauty and culture of Peru from the mysterious ruins of Machu Picchu, to the Amazon Jungle. Learn about ancient indigenous cultures as you volunteer in the Sacred Valley to help out in a rural community painting houses, cooking with families, or helping with their animals. Explore ancient temples and colonial Spanish churches in Cuzco, visit the floating Islands of Uros, stay ...

Peru: Arts and Community Service

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Journey from the Atacama desert coast to the snow-capped Andes and learn from Peruvian artists, dancers, musicians, and historians in the Land of the Inca. Orientation in Lima Spend the first three days using your Spanish in artisan markets, meeting with local students, and exploring Lima's diverse neighborhoods. Visit the National Museum of Anthropology, engage in a photographic exploratio...

South America: Indigenous Culture, Volunteer Work, Spanish

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Study Spanish, live with home stay families, and get involved with service learning projects. Explore the cloud forest and the Amazon, take an introductory course on permaculture and sustainable practices at an organic farm, and try your hand at surfing the mighty Pacific. Complement your journey by learning from local shamans and embracing the ethos of yoga at a retreat center in the Sacred Val...

AFS Intercultural Programs: Peru High School and Gap Year Programs

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Andean peaks surround Machu Picchu; lush tropical rainforests, Amazonian jungles, sandy beaches, arid deserts, remote farmland and fishing villages make up the Peruvian landscape. Likewise, Peru's cuisine is rich in variety and has influences from Spanish, Chinese, European, African, and Japanese cultures. Peru's people are also diverse: Quechua Indian--descendants of the Incas--mestizos (part-Ind...

Youth International - South America

The world becomes your classroom and experience your greatest teacher! Through a combination of volunteer community service work, homestays, outdoor adventure, and intense developing world travel, each Youth International participant is set up for a dynamic first-hand learning experience about the region in which they are traveling. At the same time, they are presented with a unique environment...

Meaningful Adventure - Volunteer Experiences in Peru

Poverty in Peru has its roots in high rates of illiteracy, lack of essential services, and inadequate agricultural resources and training. Many children leave school early to help support their families. In Jaen and Lima, volunteer participants help build schools and their related facilites for working children. This will include anything from digging foundations to mixing cement to installing win...