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Sigue No Mas: Ecuador Community Service & Language Immersion

Ecuador
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Location
Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Otavalo, Quito

Program Duration
2-4 weeks

Dates
6/26-7/19, 7/22-8/14

  • Description

    Sigue No Mas, our 24-day summer community service and Spanish immersion program, explores Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands. Travel abroad with us as we join hands with a small Andean community north of Quito on a variety of important community service projects, practice and improve our Spanish, explore Quito and the Otavalo Market, and whitewater raft through the Amazon Rainforest. We end with an unforgettable six days exploring, hiking, snorkeling and surfing the unmatched Galápagos Islands. Contact us to learn more about our Ecuador community service and adventure summer program designed specifically for teens.

  • Highlights

    * 72 - 80 Hours of Community Service in the Indigenous Community of San Francisco de Pachapamba

    * Spanish Language Exposure

    * Immersion within Community and Country

    * Surf: Galapagos Islands

    * Explore: Colonial Quito, Amazon Jungle, Otavalo Market, Darwin Research Station

    * Snorkel: Galapagos Islands

    * Whitewater Raft: Jatunyacu River

  • Type of Programs

    • Adventure Travel
    • Community Service / Volunteerism
    • Cultural Exploration

  • Languages

    • Spanish

  • Cost in US$:

    USD 5,695

  • Program Fees Include:

    * All In-Country Ground Transportation
    * Activities
    * Housing/Accomodations
    * Food
    * 2-4 Wilderness First Responder Certified Leaders

  • This Program is open to

    Worldwide Participants.

  • Participants Travel

    Independently or in Groups

  • Typically Participants Work

    in Groups

  • Application Process Involves

    • Letters of Reference
    • Online Application plus Application Assessment
    • Phone/Video Interview
    • Physical Exam/Health Records
  • Typically The Application Process Time is

    2 weeks

  • The Road Less Traveled's Mission Statement

    The Road Less Traveled is a teen summer community service, language and adventure travel program that offers an opportunity for young people to engage in a service of presence and active listening in the world. We encourage involvement and cultivate leadership, excellence, openness and sensitivity, initiative, communal participation, social activism and environmentalism.

  • Year Founded

    1991

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