~ Volunteer in the Peruvian Amazon with a Rainforest-based Community. This position provides an opportunity to live and work with the Baltimore community, situated on the banks of the Tambopata River about 5 hours by boat from the jungle city of Puerto Maldonado. Baltimore has been selected by Fauna Forever for the strong ideals which its people possess toward the sustainable use and preservation of the forest they own and manage. Fauna Forever has worked with this community for over a decade and has helped empower its families to build the knowledge and infrastructure required to run an increasingly successful ecotourism operation.

The community-based volunteer position requires flexibility in order to help the families in a number of different ways, from passing on valuable skillsets through structured learning sessions, to getting dirty hands while working on the community farm, or assisting in a wide variety of construction projects.

Community-based Volunteer Highlights:

• Teach English
• Construct and maintain guest huts, bird hides or river boats
• Teach hospitality
• Teach western (tourist-friendly) food preparation
• Teach computer/administration
• Work on the community’s fruit farm
• Agro-forestry – plant and nurture trees
• Guide and teach local and international visitors
• Enjoy a number of rainforest experiences on days off including; a parrot clay-lick, canoeing on the river, fishing for piranha, hiking through the rainforest, camping, day trips into the Tambopata National Reserve, etc.

* What the fee includes

• Accomodation from start to end of the phase
• Three substantial and healthy meals every day
• Clean drinking water at all times
• Airport (Puerto Maldonado) transfers on arrival and departure
• Training: Health & safety; Species identification; Impacts and challenges affecting the rainforest in Tambopata; Machete use; and much more.

What the fee does not include

• Travel insurance (this is essential)
• Flights
• Spending money for snacks, sodas and souvenirs