Short-term (2 to 4 weeks) "environmental" projects in Peru

The project will develop in the archaeological zone of Chan Chan, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage site and World Heritage in Danger since November 1986. During the project volunteers will perform three specific actions: Conservation, Protection and Educational.

ACTIVITIES

There are two factors that have caused the gradual deterioration of the archaeological zone of Chan Chan, the environment and social environment, so we propose to execute the following actions...

Within the process of conservation work and volunteers will help archaeologists and workers to restore and clean the walls have been destroyed by time, making bricks for the reconstruction of the destroyed walls, respecting the procedure for preparing and carrying ancestral material used for reconstruction.

Within these campaigns volunteers will be cleaning and removing garbage dumps, wooded places, and raising awareness of the importance of keeping the historic centre clean.

Educational programs will be developed with conservation action, advocacy and protection of heritage.
Volunteers will visit schools and teach children and youth, about care and protection of heritage, performing activities of integration between international volunteers and the student population, will visit the archaeological site to educate students at the site on care and maintenance of their heritage.
Awareness campaigns will be conducted through Arts, drawing contests, festivals and tours to the archaeological site involving the general public and various stakeholders.

Volunteers will stay in a house in the city with basic services. It is important to mention that every volunteer should bring a sleeping bag.

Trujillo, City of Eternal Spring. Located in the northeastern part of Peru, is the capital of La Libertad department at a distance of 580 km from the capital Lima.

English but it will be very useful to have basic Spanish knowledge.

195 Euros. This payment made by the volunteers will cover the costs of lodging and food, as well as operational and administrative costs of the project.

Huascarán National Park (Parque Nacional Huascarán) is a national park in the Cordillera Blanca, a range of the Andes, in Ancash, central Peru. It was pronounced as Natural Heritage of Humanity and recognized as Reserve of Biosphere Core by UNESCO. The highest mountain in Peru is located in the park (also named Huascarán, reaching 6,768 metres high).

- Contribute to the efforts to conserve, restore and maintain the protected area, through the active participation of communities and national and international volunteers.

- Create awareness in the local communities on the importance of the Huascaran National Park.

- To contribute to the development of ecological awareness, aimed at achieving sustainability, and preservation of the Huascaran National Park

Volunteering at the Huascaran National Park, offers you the opportunity to reinforce and/or gain knowledge in the Management and Conservation of Natural Protected Areas (NPA), through in situ conservation experiences, participation in different activities of NPA management, promotion of research and participation in training events sponsored by the NPA during their stay in the Reserve.

- Environmental education for Indigenous people living in the reserve.
- Ecosystem restoration.
- Ecotourism and environmental interpretation.
- Control and Monitoring of the Natural Reserve of Huascaran.
- Biodiversity Assessment.

Volunteers will stay in a house in the city with basic services. It is important to mention that every volunteer should bring a sleeping bag.

Huaraz is the capital of Ancash department, its altitude is 3.080 metres above sea level, is one of the most important cities in the mountains of Peru, located 407 km north of Lima.

English, but it will be very useful to have basic Spanish knowledge.

195 Euros. This payment made by the volunteers will cover the costs of lodging and food, as well as operational and administrative costs of the project.