Pastoral Work Volunteering in Guatemala

I had a blast working at Panthera Sanctuary through Maximo Nivel. We were about two hours down river of Puerto Maldonado. It allowed us to enjoy in-person community while staying offline. I saw over 100 different species of birds, anteaters, caimen, and tons of reptiles and amphibians. The local team at Panthera are all jungle experts. They really enhanced my experience!

All six weeks were great. I did not know a ton of what we were going to do but most everything was new. learned a lot about the flora and fauna in the region and the more conservationist work was great, I only wish I could have done more specific conservation work. But on average every day was new and our interactions with the forest were always interesting. The down time was good for reading, and playing games. I also loved being disconnect and off the grid.I